{"id":6071,"date":"2020-01-28T14:55:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T14:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/?p=6071"},"modified":"2020-01-28T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:47:42","slug":"ryokan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/ryokan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryokan : the traditional Japanese hostel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"full_slider_1\" class=\"avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"avia-slideshow av-429ov5-0c3ded0234f3c81af8f0b9afea4209dd avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-fade-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-hidden av-no-slider-navigation av-hide-nav-arrows av-slideshow-autoplay av-loop-endless av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1\" 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https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/ryokan-1500x508.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/ryokan-705x239.jpg 705w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/01\/ryokan.jpg\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"after_full_slider_1\" class=\"main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"container av-section-cont-open\"><div class=\"template-page content  av-content-full alpha units\"><div class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6071\"><div class=\"entry-content-wrapper clearfix\">\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-d63cbcdf7fbc896078c02d622d942050\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-d63cbcdf7fbc896078c02d622d942050{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-d63cbcdf7fbc896078c02d622d942050 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id=\"style-css-av-k5h97edr-5ae94c1fdeb96030aa970861603f83dc\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-k5h97edr-5ae94c1fdeb96030aa970861603f83dc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:17px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-k5h97edr-5ae94c1fdeb96030aa970861603f83dc \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A <strong>ryokan<\/strong> is a traditional Japanese hostel whose origins date back to the Edo period (1603 &#8211; 1868) serving as a stopover for travelers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although there are various variations depending on the establishment, old or modern style, basic or luxurious, a ryokan always has a typically Japanese layout, that is to say a room with clean lines, composed of tatami, sliding doors, a coffee table, futons, or an onsen (hot spring), a veranda, a Japanese garden, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The staff is also generally dressed in yukata and accompanies the guests throughout their stay, giving them great attention and responding to the least of their needs, which is possible due to a relatively small number of rooms, and therefore a better disposition with the guests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most ryokan include dinner and breakfast in their rates, and although some have a common dining room, it is common for ryokan to serve meals directly in their guests&#8217; rooms. The cuisine is again traditional, high quality and very refined. Sophisticated both in content and appearance, the meal usually consists of many varied small dishes, featuring regional and seasonal specialties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A ryokan is not to be confused with a minshuku, which is the Japanese equivalent of a bed and breakfast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-6071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ryokan : the traditional Japanese hostel - Wonderful Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderful-japan.com\/en\/ryokan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ryokan : the traditional Japanese hostel - 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