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A room in the Tamatsukuri Onsen Ryokan (Arima Onsen) Ryokan interior, hallway Ryokan interior, door and stairs. A ryokan [a] is a type of traditional Japanese inn that typically features tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear nemaki and talk with the owner. [1]
'Keiun-era Nishiyama Hot Spring') is an onsen ryokan (Japanese hot spring inn) in Yamanashi Prefecture. Founded in 705 by Fujiwara no Mahito, it is a prime example of shinise ("long-established business") and perhaps the oldest independent company in operation following the acquisition of construction company Kongō Gumi in 2006.
Funaoka Onsen (船岡温泉) is an onsen (public bath house) in Kyoto, Japan. The building is made out of wood and dates to 1923. The authorities registered it as a Tangible Cultural Property. The front entrance gate features a karahafu undulating curved gable at the top, a feature that can be found often in Japanese castles.
The Kyoto Butoh-kan is a small theatre space in Kyoto, Japan that is devoted to Butoh-dance. [1] It is supposed to be the first theatre in the world devoted to regular Butoh performances by Butoh dancers. [1] [2] It is housed in a converted kura, or Japanese-style storehouse in the Nakagyo-ku district of Kyoto. [3] [4]
Main entrance Hot springs spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in winter. 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]
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Kamishichiken (上七軒), pronounced locally as Kamihichiken, is a district of northwest Kyoto, Japan. It is the oldest hanamachi (geisha district) in Kyoto, and is located just east of the Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine. The name Kamishichiken literally means "Seven Upper Houses."
Ryukoku University (龍谷大学, Ryūkoku Daigaku) is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as a school for Buddhist priests of the Nishi Hongan-ji denomination in 1639, and became a secularized university in 1876. [7] The university's professors and students founded the literary magazine Chūōkōron in 1887.