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  2. Ryokan - Wikipedia

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    Another old ryokan called Hōshi Ryokan was founded in 718 A.D. and was also known as the world's second-oldest hotel. Such inns also served travelers along Japan's highways. Ryokan are hard to find in Tokyo and other large cities because many are often much more expensive compared with modern hotels and hostels. Although hotels have become ...

  3. Ryōzen Kannon - Wikipedia

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    The Ryōzen Kannon (霊山観音) is a war memorial commemorating the dead of the Pacific War located in Eastern Kyoto. [1] The concrete and steel statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Kannon) was built by Hirosuke Ishikawa (founder of Teisan Kanko Bus Co., Ltd.) and unveiled on 8 June 1955. The statue is 24 m (80 ft) high and weighs ...

  4. Kaiseki - Wikipedia

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    Kaiseki is often served in ryokan in Japan, but it is also served in small restaurants, known as ryōtei (料亭). Kyoto is well known for its kaiseki, as it was the home of the imperial court and nobility for over a millennium.

  5. Ryōkan - Wikipedia

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    Ryōkan was born Eizō Yamamoto (山本栄蔵, Yamamoto Eizō) in the village of Izumozaki in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture) in Japan to the village headman. He renounced the world at an early age to train at nearby Sōtō Zen temple Kōshō-ji, refusing to meet with or accept charity from his family.

  6. Furo - Wikipedia

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    Senmyō (宣明), furo of Shōkoku-ji (built 1400, reconstruction 1596) in Kyoto, Japan A traditional private furo in a ryokan in Kyoto A modern acrylic furo in a Japanese apartment A JGSDF military furo in Camp Matsudo. Furo , or the more common and polite form ofuro , is a Japanese bath and/or bathroom. [1]

  7. Ryōan-ji - Wikipedia

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    Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan.It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism.

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