ryokan
Historic World Heritage Site is a living breathing town that looks like it did when samurai roamed the streets.
Sake, shrines and onsen hot springs await you at beautiful destinations that are yet to be discovered by overseas tourists.
Sakura Mikura branches have an interior feature more commonly found in traditional ryokan inns.
Cat got your tongue on where to stay? Choose one of these lodgings where the felines play a purrfect part of the customer service.
Travelers vanish half-way through their reserved stay, leave no trace (or payment) behind.
A budget stay in the centre of town that’s like visiting grandma’s house in the countryside.
Ryokan workers share the little things they appreciate travelers doing before check-out, and the things they’d rather you skip.
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