Izanami

This showing of ceramic vessels and masks inspired by Izanami, the Shinto goddess of creation and death, marks O’Leary’s solo museum debut.

Guests who are only eating outdoors at the hotel’s Izanami restaurant, however, don’t have to show vaccination status.

Like many goddesses across different world religions, Izanami is a deity of both creation and destruction.

“We asked the gods who made Japan, Izanagi and Izanami, to come down and listen to us,” he said.

Guests at Izanami, the restaurant at Ten Thousand Waves, which opened a year ago, are welcome to shuffle over from the spa in their robes and slippers.