DICTIONARY - SCAPES

【Bang & Olufsen】(B&O): High-end audio visual manufacturer from Denmark. Their products are most famous for their beautiful designs, which blend with the cutting-edge function and operation, to be rated highly as the leading industrial design of audio equipments. Their products are well-established around the world, and 16 of their products have been actually selected in MoMA’s permanent collection.

【Compact Design Hotel】: Hotels focused on building and facility design, with small number of guest rooms.

【Designer Hotels】: Hotels designed and produced by designers and architects, with certain themes and unique concepts.

【Goyoutei】: Villa or vacation home owned by the Royal family. The Royal families usually visit them in summer and winter. In Japan, we generally call the large-size villas “Rikyu (=detached palace)” and the small-size, “Goyoutei”.

【Hatsuhito Nagahama】: Chief Architect Director of Myu Planning & Operators. In his designer career of more than 20 years, he has designed many hospitality spaces including restaurants. He is a professional eating space designer who not only designs, but plans and produces the whole space. To list some of his works are: “cucinaHANA”, “Ginza Oshima”, “Ginza Washington Hotel Restaurant”, “Washoku En Taipei”, “Shangri-La Hotel Taipei / Suzhou Japanese Restaurants”.
【Hayama】(Hayama-Machi): Town located in the western part of Miura peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It began to be known as a resort area since 1887, and in 1894, it became even more famous, for the Emperor’s Hayama villa (=Hayama Goyoutei) built in Isshiki Beach.
【Hayama Beach Fireworks】: Fireworks taking place every year at Morito Beach. A summer event loved by the locals, the fireworks counted its 42nd this year as it took place on July 30th.
【Hayama Marina】: Marina opened in 1964, as part of the facilities used for Tokyo Olympics. The facility is not only for yachts and boats and other marine sports, but there are also cafe, restaurant and shops, plus a local FM radio station.
【Hayama Market】: Morning market taking place in Hayama Marina every Sunday from 9 o’clock. Popular local patisserie, La Maree de Chaya sells their famous “Asa-ichi (Morning Market) Tart”, which you can only buy here, and only if you are early enough to be the first 100.

【iPod】: iPod is a portable digital music player developed, manufactured, and sold by Apple. It is a hit digital player around the world, shipping more than 100 million units.

【Jacuzzi】: Natural skin and hair care brand established in London in 1973. Their commitment to use world’s top plant-based ingredients have made them a top supplier for airlines and hotels in more than 70 countries.

【Morito Jinja (Shrine)】: Shrine said to be built in 12th Century, when Minamoto no Yoritomo brought part of his belief, Mishima Myojin’s spirit to be enshrined and worshipped in Hayama. The view from the shrine grounds are extremely beautiful, and has been selected as “50 Scenic Sites of Kanagawa” as “Morito Sunset”.

【Osamu Misawa】: Graduated from School of Visual Arts (New York) in 1992, Misawa studied under Javier Romero, then began his career as a freelance art director based in New York, working with Bates Worldwide and The Valentine? Group, etc. He returned to Japan in 1998 and built Osamu Misawa Design Room. Presently, he is a JAGDA member and Tokyo Zokei University full-time instructor

【Shonan Beach FM】: One of the older, local community FM station aired and loved in the Shonan area. Journalist, Taro Kimura, represents the head of the station.
【Simmons Bedding Company】: World’s top class manufacturer for mattresses and bedding products; proud to be in this business for more than 130 years. Never compromising, they have passed on the skills and technologies that they have acquired in their long history, to always develop new and better products, also with feedbacks from their customers. As a result, their beds are loved all over the world today.
【Sommelier】: Wine steward in French, a Sommelier specializes in all facets and services of wine and even of other drinks. As a mark, they wear a badge of grapes. They will select a fine wine to match your meal.

【Tomonori Mikamo】: Gone to France in 1982, Mikamo worked in various kitchens for 5 years before serving as the Chef Saucier at the Michelin 3-star restaurant, Guy Savoy for three and a half years. Receiving many appraisals in Michelin and Gault-Millau, after eight and a half years in France, he returned to Japan. In 1997, he opened “Le Restaurant L’Etoile”, which was praised to be candid and unique, but unfortunately, the restaurant closed the doors despite many fans, in January 2006. Now at SCAPES Restaurant, he brings out the best from the fresh materials of Hayama.

【Utrecht】: Online antique book shop by Hiroshi Eguchi. Their collections mainly include rare books and noted books, and also arts, designs, various goods, and picture books from inside and outside Japan. SCAPES collaborates with Utrecht by asking them to select books for our library, changing them every 6 months.

【Yujiro Toudai (Lighthouse)】: Lighthouse built in memory of Japanese’ favorite actor, Yujiro Ishihara (on the second anniversary of his death). The official name of the lighthouse is Hayama Lighthouse.