
1) Hotel type
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[Japanese inn] A 旅館 is a type of traditional Japanese inn that originated in the Edo period (1603–1868), when such inns served travelers along Japan`s highways. They typically feature tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner. Ryokan are difficult to find in Toky...
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==Early life== Ryōkan was born as Yamamoto Eizō in the village of Izumozaki in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture) in Japan to the village headman. He renounced the world at an early age to train at nearby Sōtō Zen temple Kōshō-ji, refusing to meet with or accept charity from his family. Once the Zen master Kokusen visited the temple, a...
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a traditional Japanese inn or small hotel whose floors are covered with tatami.
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