Hōshi Ryokan

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]

Main entrance
Hot springs spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in winter

See also

References
  1. "Hoshi — The world's oldest hotel", Getaway Fact Sheets, Ninemsn, 21 September 2006, archived from the original on 15 March 2010, retrieved 10 March 2010
  2. "Oldest Hotel". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

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