About the Hotel
Enjoy Kumamoto to the Fullest
A book hotel connecting people with culture in the heart of the city.
Hotel Tau, Kumamoto is an urban book hotel that presents a new and unique form of travel. Just as it provides a base for tourists, the hotel connects people with the culture of Kumamoto, allowing them to enjoy the city to the fullest. Enjoy a comfortable stay steeped in art and literature. Stimulate your sensibilities as you immerse yourself in culture during your next hotel stay.
A Hotel for a New Sensibility in the City Where Natsume Soseki Once Lived
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The hotel stands on the land where Natsume Soseki built his first house after getting married. The hotel's design is a blend of modern sensibilities and the impersonal aesthetic depicted in Soseki's famous work Kusamakura (The Three-Cornered World).
A Library to Add a Unique Flair to Your Stay
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Discover a collection of around 5,000 books to enrich your journey. Approximately 2,000 titles have been specially selected by Bunkitsu—Tokyo's acclaimed admission-based bookstore—around the themes of "Discovering Kumamoto," "Unraveling Soseki," and "Connecting with Culture." You'll also find a children's book corner and 2,000 manga titles handpicked by TAU staff. Let these pages add a unique chapter to your travels.
Meet Natsume Soseki in His Natural Habitat at Japan's Most Enjoyable Literature Museum
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The theme: "Learn and appreciate Natsume Soseki as a person." Hotel Tau, Kumamoto was built on the site where Natsume Soseki lived as he began married life. This new variety of pop literature museum inside Hotel Tau provides an entrance to literature at your travel destination from the perspective of Natsume Soseki as a person. It is sure to be a place that both literature fans and those who have never read Soseki can enjoy.
