Guests can enjoy a view of Mount Fuji and the Pacific Ocean while dining in the hotel's French restaurant, or they can experience a variety of traditional dishes served by the Japanese restaurant in the Inakaya farmhouse built in the mid 1700s. The facility's hot spring, Brisa Marina, features an open-air bath with a spectacular view. The hotel is also famous as a classic hotel and has been visited by numerous celebrities, who have left their mark on the hotel's history. The two golf courses attached to the hotel are spectacular oceanfront links courses that attract golfers from all over the globe. Of particular note is the world-class Fuji Course, which has been selected as one of the 100 best golf courses in the world every time the rankings have been published. The impressive scale of never fails to impress visiting golfers.
The Kawana Hotel opened before the Second World War, in 1936, and knowing its history as a classic hotel will make the significance of your stay even more fascinating. It was seized by the Japanese Imperial Army during the war and by the American and British Occupation Forces after the war. It is said that famous industrialist Rockefeller once visited Kawana and was inspired to build his Hawaiian resort after seeing the location. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio visited the hotel on their honeymoon, and it has served as the host for visits by the Showa Emperor, as well as the former Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and as the location for the Japan-Russia summit meeting with Russian President Yeltsin. It would not be overstating the importance of the hotel to call it not just a Japanese asset, but a global asset.
