“Like a little meditation?” I venture. “Exactly,” he replies, emphatically, validating our shared moment of mindfulness.

In Japan, the cool autumn and winter months are perfect not only for savoring seasonal dishes but also for enjoying a warm, ...

This will mark the first time a Japanese hotel company opens a traditional ryokan inn featuring hot spring baths in the United States, according to the company’s announcement on Oct. 17.

Brands like Hyatt and Hoshino Resorts are modernizing ryokan concepts to attract global and Western travelers. Hoshino Resorts is expanding internationally, including a new location in the U.S ...

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 ...

One of the most unique experiences you can have on a visit to Japan is staying in a ryokan, or traditional inn. There’s nothing else quite like them in the world so you should definitely include one ...

I have a weak spot for sweet treats and dainty ceramics, so I was excited to try a few of this year’s Japanese Advent ...

A midcentury residence in the foothills of LA’s Mount Washington neighbourhood has been transformed into a serene, Japanese ryokan-inspired home by locally based architecture and design studio OWIU.

Staying in a ryokan in Kinosaki was the highlight of our first trip to Japan. We opted to go to Kinosaki because we wanted to go to an onsen town and stay in a ryokan there. And, of course, for the ...

A humanity and action drama where the landlady of "Momogiya" struggles. Tsukiko, who succeeded a long-established ryokan, Momokiya, as a female general from her former grand landlord, but her ...