レキオの意味は？ LEQUIO Resort Hotel opened its doors to the public during the mid-70’s hotel boom in Okinawa, right in time for Okinawan Ocean Expo ’75. Even though the hotel was nestled in a great location and offered some stunning view of the Ora Bay, it closed shortly after its grand opening. This place remains a popular spot for many urban explorers.
1990年代、リゾートブーム、海洋博などのイベントの波に乗り沖縄名護市にオープンした、レキオリゾートホテル(レキオリゾート沖縄)。大浦湾を望む小さな山側面に立地する絶景ロケーションという好立地にも関わらず、バブル終焉と共に閉業。沖縄県を代表する廃墟の1つで、廃墟マニアの間でも人気物件です。
Ryukyuan’s Hotel
You’ll see this white L shaped building as you drive down the National Route 331. The gate with Do Not Enter sign’s heavily vandalized (you can literally go right in), but its LEQUIO Resort plaque is still in a good shape. (FYI: LEQUIO means Ryukyuan in Portuguese.)
Each individual room seemed to be setup the same way, overlooking the ever changing Ora Bay. The view must have been amazing at the time. Nowadays, the place is completely bare except for the impressive amount of graffitis. It kind of reminded me of the abandoned buildings you would expect to see outside of Japan. There was nothing special to its size, location, and atmosphere, but I liked the whole emptiness of it.
国道331号線からも目立つ白い建物。立ち入り禁止の看板がついたゲートは激しく歪み、本来の意味を成していない。「LEQUIO Resort」の銘板もしっかり残っている。レキオはポルトガル語で琉球人のことを示す言葉。L字型の構造はなかなかの迫力。各階、構造は基本同じで、海側に面した方に部屋が連なり、いわば大浦湾を一望できる全室オーシャンビュー。残留物のないガランとした内部とその壁に描かれるセンスある落書きは「外国の廃墟」を連想させます。
Rumor Spreading
It’s also known as the haunted hotel to many locals and rumors are still spreading. There’s no credibility to it all, but some say they saw the ghosts of “a couple who commited suicide,” or there’s a “room where the murder took place,” or talk about “the tragic drowning incident.”
I personally want to know more about the Wakage-no-itari Village located near the hotel. (“Wakage-no-itari” means “young people acting out thoughtlessly/blaming on youth.”) I wonder what goes on in there…
地元では心霊スポットとして有名。その噂もさまざまで、”飛び降り自殺をしたカップルの霊が出る”、”殺人事件が起きた部屋” 、”プールで溺死事件”など、スポットを盛り上げる噂としては十分な要素がそろっているようですが、どれも信憑性はありません。個人的にはレキオリゾートホテルの麓にある「ワカゲノイタリ村」が気になってしまってました。どんな村なんでしょうか…。
