A ryokan is a traditional Japanese-style accommodation, found throughout the country, especially near hot spring (onsen) areas. Ryokans are though, more than just a place to sleep.

TOBA, Mie Prefecture--Although it doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary, a traditional ryokan inn complete with an onsen facility that opened in the Kuzakicho district here is much more ...

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 ...