Arrive
Arriving at Né
Leaving the city behind, into the fields. Past the gate, from here on, there is only you and the land.
Stay to dine.An auberge welcoming one party per day, in Shibata, Niigata.
An auberge welcoming one party per day, in Shibata, Niigata.
An auberge named Né
Né means “root” in Japanese,
and “born” in French.
Among the rice fields of Shibata, Niigata —
an auberge that opens for one party a day.
Gently loosening the very idea of “season,”
it draws on wisdom long rooted in this land
to find new depths of flavour in its ingredients.
Within walls raised from local soil and timber,
the seasons this land has stored away are served as thirteen plates.
One night here becomes a new “root” reaching toward the future.
Two devotions
Cuisine
Niigata’s time, told in thirteen plates.
Chef Makoto Fuse — who served as chef de partie under Antoine Westermann in France — transforms mountain vegetables, river fish, seasonal game and the day’s seafood, one plate at a time.
Built around Niigata produce, with sake and wine chosen from Niigata breweries and wineries — a menu beyond the seasons, one that could exist only on that day.
Learn more →Architecture
Built of earth and wood, returning to the land.
Not dependent on massive concrete foundations: built on 105 timber piles and earthen walls fermented for half a year. No excavation, no soil hauled away.
Popular Choice Winner, Architizer A+Awards 2026, Architecture + Environment — voted first in the category by the public from more than 80 countries.
Learn more →A day at Né
A day for you alone.
One group a day. Because it isn’t shared, it runs deep.
Gaze
Seeing Shibata
In a space that is yours alone, let the landscape surround you.
Settle
Senses, cleared.
The quiet hours after check-in.
Ease into the private area of the adjacent barrel sauna sui, and come to the table with your senses cleared.
Taste
Tasting Niigata
At a table with the chef to yourselves, a moment beyond the season.
Unwind
Beyond fullness
Savour the afterglow of the meal, in a space that is yours alone.
Carry home
The stay, complete
The next morning, you leave this land carrying the night’s afterglow with you.
One group a day — all of Niigata’s time, yours.
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A new root, reaching toward the future
Né was born within the grounds of the Honma family,
who first cleared this land and kept it for generations.
The rice fields, the farms, the mountains, the sea — they are all still here.
What grows thinner, little by little, are the people and the systems that tend, harvest, carry and inherit them.
Né was made to reweave the resources and work remaining in this land into another kind of value, through cuisine and architecture, and to pass them on.
Even in an age awash with information, a meal cannot be digitised.
To go, to be present, to touch with all five senses —
in that instant lives an experience that moves the heart.
Timeless Traditions, Evolving Forward
Traditions inherited, renewed toward the future.
Access
Access
- Location
- The former Honma residence, Shibata, Niigata (the full address is provided at booking).
- From Tokyo
- ~2 hours to Niigata by Shinkansen, then ~40 min to Shibata (about 3 hours in all).
- Transfer
- For staying guests only: complimentary pick-up from Shibata Station, Niigata Station or Niigata Airport (advance notice required).
News
Open to one group a day.
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