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

A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn that offers a unique and ... so much of the island’s historic character while adding modern touches. Upon arriving you’ll receive a wooden key, a basket ...

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 ...

Japan a land where ancient traditions coexist seamlessly with cutting-edge modernity has become one of the most intriguing ...

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 ...

Kyo Machiya is a Western-style room designed in the image of a townhouse, with beautiful screens and lattice frames. Kyo-wafu is a relaxing Japanese-style room, and Kyo-modern is a more Western take ...

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 ...

The Ibaraki prefectural government and others are creating “Reiwa-era versions” of dishes from “Shokusai-roku (Record of food ...

Explore the outer regions of the Greater Tokyo area, where you can trade skyscrapers for stunning natural landscapes and ...