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The marriage of Ecole and Tiny Garden Tateshina, created by clothes that connect the city and nature.
EKAL 2020AW Collection In TINY GARDEN

The marriage of Ecole and Tiny Garden Tateshina, created by clothes that connect the city and nature.

With the rise of outdoor activities, people are seeking new ways to connect with nature, such as glamping and vacations. EKAL" was launched with the theme of outdoor wear that connects the city and nature, using a lake rather than the ocean or mountains as a stage. Tiny Garden Tateshina (TINY GARDEN Tateshina ), a campground that proposes a new sense of distance from nature, was launched at the same time as EKAL. Please enjoy the marriage of "Ekal," which proposes a clean outdoor style you can wear every day, and "Tiny Garden Tateshina," which proposes a new camping style on the shores of Lake Tateshina.

  • Photo_Arata Suzuki (go relax E more)
  • Styling_Naoki Ikeda
  • Hair & Make up_Narumi Tsukuba
  • Model_Junya Kasuga
  • Text_Shunsuke Hirota
  • Edit_Yosuke Ishii

Focus 03_DWR Stretch Journey Pants . Put on a pair of stretchy journey pants and relax and read a book at the attached café.

Tiny Garden Tateshina offers not only full-fledged camping, but also shopping and dining. If you go to the café with only a book in your sakosh and enjoy reading while sipping a coffee or latte, you will lose track of time and become absorbed in your book. The rustling of the wind and birdsong from the white birch forests will provide the perfect background music.

Athletic pants made of stretch fabric with a vivid red T-shirt as innerwear. A shirt in the same color as the pants is worn over the shirt to blend in with the woody atmosphere of the café, while the stress-free fit and texture invite relaxation.

These easy-to-wear pants are made of stretch fabric with excellent elasticity and restorative properties, and DWR treated to ensure water repellency. The relaxed crotch and gusset, with a tapered leg hem, create a silhouette that is easy to wear. A climbing gusset in the inseam allows for a wider range of leg movement.

Focus 04_Stripe Lake Shore Shirts A cabin stay where you can get in touch with nature as an extension of your everyday dressing.

Cabin stays allow you to easily get in touch with nature without the need to prepare camping gear such as tents and tarps. Tiny Garden Tateshina is equipped with Wi-fi, so you can check your e-mail easily in this era of teleworking. Take a break from your work and look out the window, and the distant peaks of the Yatsugatake mountain range will surely soothe your eyes.

Coordinates with the feel of everyday wear worn at home, along with cabin stays for an easy camping experience. The striped shirt is relaxed in width and length, and features a stress-free fit. Combined with climbing shorts, you can enjoy the easy comfort and elegance of loungewear.

At first glance, this shirt looks like a simple striped shirt, but it is full of gimmicks, such as the hidden button-down collar, metal snap buttons, and tailoring that mixes two types of multi-stripes. The elbows are tucked in to provide room for movement, a feature that is also useful for outdoor use.

This is the kind of place to wear an écal.
Tiny Garden Tateshina offers a new outdoor style.

While some people say that camping is about enjoying inconvenience, others prefer to spend their time in the comfort of nature, as in the case of glamping. Tiny Garden Tateshina" is a campground that can accommodate all of these diversified and segmented outdoor needs, allowing you to enjoy the outdoors in any way you like. Located on the shore of Lake Tateshina at an altitude of 1,250 meters, about 2.5 hours from Shinjuku by train or car, Tiny Garden Tateshina offers three types of lodging facilities: camp, lodge, and cabin, as well as a café and work room. Tiny Garden Tateshina is a place where you can find a new lifestyle while seeking a sense of distance from nature that is unique to you.

A total of 24 cabins surround the campground. Each cabin is for single occupancy, and there are 4 types of rooms: Type A is suitable for a wide range of users from families to couples, Type B has a capsule bed space, Type C is a simple and woody nature-friendly twin room, and Type C is a cabin eco type with no furniture or bedding. Type C is a simple and woody, nature-friendly twin room type, and Type E is a cabin eco type with no furniture or bedding.

Renovated from a lakeside onsen ryokan, the hotel offers 7 guest rooms . The rooms are fully equipped with amenities as well as private restrooms, making it possible to enjoy outdoor activities while staying at the hotel. In the large public bathhouse, guests can enjoy natural hot spring water, which is mildly acidic and refreshing.

The lodge is equipped with a café that actively uses local ingredients, a store selling Ekal and other outdoor brands, and workstations that can accommodate corporate groups. The lodge is also equipped with a videoconferencing connection, making it possible for guests to stay for extended periods of time while working as a vacationer, as well as for small business contacts.

INFORMATION

TINY GARDEN Tateshina ( Tiny Garden Tateshina )

Address: 8606-1 Kitayama, Chino-shi, Nagano, Japan
Phone: 0266-67-2234
Approximately 2.5 hours from Shinjuku , 3 hours from Nagoya
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Instagram:@ur_tinygarden

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