At the new Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, there's an exclusive modern ryokan within the hotel and an enticing culinary program.

For the past two decades, a traditional "ryokan" inn in southwestern Japan has been spreading its hospitality more broadly than most, dedicating more than half of its rooms to give shelter to stray ...

Volunteer Risa Ikeda looks after cats at Aratama ryokan in Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2025. (Kyodo) BEPPU, Oita (Kyodo) -- For the past two decades, a traditional ...

No matter where you go in the world, you will likely need to visit a bathroom at some point. For Rick Steves, that led to a ...

A new study suggests that modern Japanese have descended from three ancestral populations, including people in the Kofun Period between the third and seventh century. According to current ...

Tomori Nagamoto, President of Kobayashiya in Kinosaki Onsen, a traditional ryokan (Japanese inn) with over 300 years of history over eleven generations, then talked about the unique Japanese culture ...

Shimane Prefecture — located in the southwest of Japan’s main island near Hiroshima Prefecture — is an off-the-beaten-path ...

Whether you’re craving a zen retreat in a Ryokan-inspired suite or a cozy getaway in a beachside cottage in Monterey, these ...

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Whether you're travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto to see centuries of history with your own eyes or heading north to Hokkaido for ...