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| Company type | Luxury ryokan |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality, tourism |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Founder | Kuniji Hoshino |
| Headquarters | Hoshino, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan |
Number of locations | 53 |
Area served | Asia |
Key people | Yoshiharu Hoshino |
| Revenue |  US$160 million / JPY¥16.2 billion (2011) |
Number of employees | 1,600 (2012) |
| Website | global |
Hoshino Resort Co., Ltd. (株式会社 星野リゾート, Kabushiki Kaisha Hoshino Risōto) is a Japan-based international operator of ryokan (Japanese inns) and hotels originally established in Karuizawa, Nagano.[1] Founded by Kuniji Hoshino in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, it opened its first hot spring resort in 1914.[2]
Rebranded by Yoshiharu Hoshino in 1995 as Hoshino Resorts, it has expanded across Japan and Asia with a focus on the local charms of each destination and a high level of omotenashi, Japanese-style hospitality. The rebranding supposedly aimed to explore an alternate, modernized Japan, countering the country's gradual Westernization.[3]
Hoshino Resorts has also developed its bridal business through Karuizawa Hotel Bleston Court (formerly Hotel New Hoshino) with the nearby Karuizawa Kogen Church.[4] Noriyuki Hamada, former Executive Chef of Bleston Court Yukawatan restaurant in Karuizawa (currently Head Chef of Ryusen, HOSHINOYA Tokyo restaurant[5]) became the first ever Japanese chef to be recognised at the Bocuse d'Or in January 2013,[6] winning third prize, while former HOSHINOYA Kyoto chef Ichiro Kubota (currently owner and chef of KITCHEN 16) earned a Michelin Star in October 2012.[7]
- ^ https://www.hoshinoresorts.com/en/aboutus/#:~:text=Hoshino%20Resorts%20was%20first%20established,generation%20family%20member%20Yoshiharu%20Hoshino.
- ^ "星野リゾート公式サイト". 星野リゾート公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Risa (2011-11-03). "Hoshinoya: Imagining another Japan". Savory Japan. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^ "軽井沢での結婚式・リゾートウエディング｜星野リゾート 軽井沢ホテルブレストンコート". 星野リゾート 軽井沢ホテルブレストンコート (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "ご愛用者様紹介 | 越前打刃物の製造・開発・販売は龍泉刃物 - RYUSEN HAMONO JAPAN". ryusen-hamono.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ The Washington Post/Jiji (2013-02-01). "Japan chef wins medal at top culinary contest". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^ "15 New Michelin Stars Born in Japan!". JNTO - Japanese National Tourism Organisation. 2012-10-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-22.