For the past two decades, a traditional "ryokan" inn in southwestern Japan has been spreading its hospitality more broadly than most, dedicating more than half of its rooms to give shelter to stray ...

For the budding writer who wants to take a shot at greatness, a long-established traditional ryokan inn in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, is offering the gift of time and location. The Wataya Besso ...

The century-old Aratama ryokan in Beppu, Oita Prefecture has around 80 cats and has rescued over 1,000 felines to date, finding new homes for most of them. "I want to save even one more cat from ...

About 15 kilometers from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., this neighborhood was ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- A beloved fruit parlor from Kinokawa, Wakayama prefecture in western Japan, has made its way to a popular resort town of Noboribetsu in Hokkaido. Hopes are high that the store's ...

Japan’s largest travel agent, JTB Corporation, has unveiled plans to dispatch chefs to small- and medium sized accommodations ...

Confused and jet lagged, I text my tour guide Bemused but accommodating, the guide explains the inn where I’m staying is a ryokan, a traditional-style Japanese hotel. There is a collection of ...

A quest to save your father whisks you away to the doorstep of Sankiya Inn, the most famous ryokan in the yokai world. There, you broker a deal with the handsome oni owner to work in exchange for ...