The prison facilities were built more than 100 years ago and will be converted into a luxury hotel in a few years. Hoshino Resorts is heavily influenced by Japanese hospitality and by the ryokan.

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 ...

At the new Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, there's an exclusive modern ryokan within the hotel and an enticing culinary program.

This will mark the first time a Japanese hotel company opens a traditional ryokan inn featuring hot spring baths in the United States, according to the company’s announcement on Oct. 17.

a luxurious 21st century take on a traditional ryokan (Japanese inn), complete with an outdoor hot spring on the top floor. Because of differences in building codes between Japan and Hong Kong ...