But then there's an entire floor offering something completely different: ryokan-styled rooms that are being called Osaka’s first modern ryokan experience. "Drawing on abundant local inspiration ...

Housed in a high-rise, Takanawa Hanakohro recreates a ryokan with its intimate check-in lounge and shoji screens. Meanwhile, Osaka's Four Seasons bills its new Gensui suites as the city's first ...

"This place truly soothes the soul," said Risa Ikeda, a 41-year-old volunteer at the ryokan, who was once a guest, but relocated from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, to Beppu in September. "I don't think ...

Japanophiles who love the ryokan experience, Michelin-star chasers, and travelers seeking comfortable Western rooms in a central location. The Four Seasons Hotel Osaka is in the historic Dojima ...

Confused and jet lagged, I text my tour guide Bemused but accommodating, the guide explains the inn where I’m staying is a ryokan, a traditional-style Japanese hotel. There is a collection of ...

According to hotel general manager Fukuo Tamagawa, 65, the floating stage has been in place since the ryokan opened in 1989, used to welcome guests with samisen performances. "Honestly ...

MAEBASHI/NIIGATA – More ryokan Japanese-style inns in hot spring resorts nationwide are no longer offering dinner for their overnight guests and are encouraging them to eat at nearby restaurants ...