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 ...

It may be located in the heart of one of Japan’s busiest cities, but this newly opened skyscraper hotel is an oasis of calm ...

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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 ...

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 ...

such as Osaka Castle, are a taxi hop away. Just as the hotel balances its contemporary skyscraper form with traditional Japanese ryokan inn influences, the staff similarly harmonize an unwavering ...