The prospect of snatching up one of Japan’s abandoned homes is a well-trod exercise in “what if,” but reviving a dilapidated hotel or traditional ryokan inn is still best left to the pros. These ...

“At a time before Malibu was Billionaire’s Row, it’s where people from LA would escape to the beach,” explains Janelle Eng, the general manager of Nobu Ryokan Malibu. And while the seaside destination ...

Mount Fuji and a modern take on traditional hospitality star at the new sister hotel of one of Japan’s most exclusive ryokans ...

I stayed at a ryokan, a Japanese inn with a tatam-mat floor, futon mattress, and bath. Although sleeping on the floor hurt my back, the room was very peaceful and I loved the breakfast. Staying at a ...

After a long day out and about, there are few travel pleasures more basic, yet more satisfying, than a good long soak in a traditional Japanese pine or cypress wooden tub. The practice of first ...

The Tohoku region of Japan is synonymous with the great 17 th-century writer Matsuo Basho — whose journey into the north of his country was recorded in his masterpiece, The Narrow Road to the Deep ...

Ryokan are traditional Japanese hotels whose roots can be traced back to the Edo Period (1603–1868). Although nowhere near as ubiquitous as they once were, there still exist thousands of such ...

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest hotel, has been run by the ...