Hoshi_Ryokan

Hōshi Ryokan

Hōshi Ryokan

Traditional inn in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Hōshi (法師) is a ryokan (Japanese traditional inn) founded in 718 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It has been owned and managed by the Hoshi family for forty-six generations[1] and was thought to be the oldest operating hotel in the world until Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, founded in 705, claimed that title.[2]

Main entrance
Hot springs spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in winter

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Hoshi — The world's oldest hotel", Getaway Fact Sheets, Ninemsn, 21 September 2006, archived from the original on 15 March 2010, retrieved 10 March 2010
  2. [2]
    "Oldest Hotel". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

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