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Japanese-style Hotel "Ryokan"


	What is a Ryokan?

	How to choose a Ryokan

	Okami, the Landlady

	The Fee System & Prices

	Photo Gallery

	Origins and History of the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)

	The wonders of Japanese Architecture & the Japanese Garden (PDF)

	An Invitation to the Profound Taste of Japanese Cuisine (PDF)

Now You Stay in a Ryokan


	Receiving Guests

	Prelude to Relaxation

	To Your Guestroom

	Guestrooms of the Ryokan

	After Settled Down in Guestroom

	Japanese-style Garden

	Onsen, Hot Springs

	Open-air Hot Spring Bath

	Private Open-air Hot Spring Bath

	Yukata

	Dinner

	Massage & Esthetic Treatment

	Comfortable Slumber

	Breakfast

	Checking-out

	How to use Chopsticks (PDF)

	The four Seasons and the Seasonal Calendar of the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)

	Glossary of Terms Related to the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)

	How to enjoy staying at a RYOKAN

	Ryokan Experience by Expatriates

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Ryokan Photos for Press/Travel Trade

More ryokan photos are available in the "Japan Tourist Photo Library" (presented by Japan National Tourist Organization, JNTO) for press/travel trade professionals use.

The purpose of the Japan Tourist Photo Library is to publicize the attractiveness of Japanese tourism extensively in the world.

You can use the image data in the Library at no charge for public relations on Japanese tourism, provided you comply with the Terms of Use within the JNTO Web site (http://www.jnto.go.jp)