2025.07.12
[Watch the meteor shower during summer vacation!] Your chance to observe is from August 8th (Tue) to 12th (Thu)!
The Perseid meteor shower is a beautiful celestial show that can be observed in the summer night sky.
The peak in 2025 is expected to be around 8:13 a.m. on August 5th, and if you observe in a dark location, you may be able to see many meteors.
This year, we would like to take this opportunity to host a stargazing tour for these three days only, so that everyone can look up at the night sky and observe shooting stars.
The peak time will be around 8:13 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5th, with up to 1 meteors expected to appear per hour.
GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135° has an observation deck at an altitude of 218m, from which you can see all the way from the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge to Kansai International Airport.
Above all, since it is located on the top of a mountain, there are no street lights and you can see even the smallest stars that you can't see in the city.
You can experience a more impressive starry sky than usual.
Whether you have never seen a shooting star before or have seen one many times, we invite you to enjoy a relaxing stay on the mountaintop of Awaji Island, surrounded by quiet nature, and indulge in stargazing. Spend some time with your loved ones away from the hustle and bustle and forget the busyness of everyday life.
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【meal】
Under the supervision of Chef Haruyuki Yamashita, Hyogo Prefecture's Food Advisor, guests can enjoy dishes that focus on ingredients from Awaji Island, a treasure trove of food that has long been known as "Mikketi Province" and has supplied the Imperial Court with ingredients.
<Dinner>
Guests can enjoy a new Japanese cuisine course overseen by Haruyuki Yamashita, who owns 13 restaurants in Japan and overseas, including Tokyo Midtown. Yamashita has been selected as a Master Chef for two consecutive years at the World Gourmet Summit, which brings together the world's top chefs, and he embodies "new Japanese cuisine" that makes the most of the life and breath of ingredients.
Ingredients include Awaji beef, which only 200 cattle are caught in Awaji Island each year, "upside-down sea urchin (sea urchin from Yura)" which can be served because of its freshness, and sukiyaki made with plenty of vegetables such as onions and tomatoes from Awaji Island. You can choose your favorite menu according to the season. *Ingredients may change depending on the season.
<Breakfast> The highlight of your stay is breakfast, which you can choose from either a <Japanese> morning set meal or a <Western food plate>, one per group.
● <Japanese cuisine> Morning starter set meal: Starting with Grand Chariot's "Morning starter set meal," you can enjoy grilled fish from the Seto Inland Sea and the specialty "Awaji rolled omelet" along with freshly steamed Awaji Island rice.
●＜Western Food Plate＞Enjoy four types of Awaji Island-produced dishes on the main plate. This breakfast is made with carefully selected ingredients and handmade preparations, including loin ham made with homemade Awaji Island pork, scrambled eggs made with Awaji Island eggs, and homemade tomato ketchup with plenty of onions.
*The menu may change depending on the day. *If you wish to use this menu, please let us know at least 3 days before your stay.
【bath】
All rooms are equipped with cypress baths, allowing you to relax with the refreshing scent of cypress.
On a midsummer night, enjoy a luxurious stay on the starry hill of GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135°.
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●What is GRAND CHARIOT Hokuto-shichisei 135°?
A luxury villa located on the highest point of Anime Park Nijigen no Mori, located in Awajishima Prefectural Park.
This is a special spot where you can feel the pleasant breeze blowing up while enjoying a panoramic view of the Akashi Strait, the gently rippling blue waves, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge, and even the Kobe cityscape.
Located on a hilltop within the park, the hotel is noiseless, allowing you to experience the changing seasons with all your senses, and at night you can enjoy the unrivaled location of seeing the glittering Kobe cityscape on the opposite shore and the star-filled sky above Awaji Island. Meals are provided under the supervision of Chef Haruyuki Yamashita, Japan representative at the World Gourmet Summit and Hyogo Prefecture Food Advisor, and are made with carefully selected ingredients from Awaji Island, making for a unique experience. All guest rooms have 5m-high skylights and cypress baths, and the facility also features a rice bran enzyme bath, and you can also enjoy the Nijigen no Mori attractions within the park.
In addition, this accommodation boasts a high level of customer satisfaction, having been selected as a "Top Luxury Accommodation" based on Rakuten Travel's own criteria, a selection that only accounts for approximately 0.3% of all hotels and inns listed on the site.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
We look forward to welcoming you.
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GRAND CHARIOT Hokutoshichisei 135° (GRAND CHARIOT Hokuto-shichisei 135°)
656-2301 Kusumoto, Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, 2425-2
TEL: 0799-64-7090
Email: grand-chariot@nijigennomori.jp