Mar 5, 2009: Hoshi Ryokan
 

Hoshi Ryokan is the oldest business in the world.
No, that's the oldest profession, this is the oldest business... and the oldest hotel.

http://cellar.org/2009/oldhotel1.jpg

Wow, 46 generations! I wonder how many spawn were murdered for attempting to run away and join the circus?
Of course being a traditional hotel in Japan, they must have bathing, separate indoors and mixed outdoors, in this case.

http://cellar.org/2009/oldhotel2.jpg

Hmm, the guests are all equal to each other, or the guests are equal to the management?
That might not set well with some westerners.

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Um so the sheets have had 2.6million different people sleep on them. Ugh.
Check Please!

Interesting find, xoB, thanks.

now, is that spring hot enough that we can just add the soup ingredients and wait?

"Hi. I stayed at your hotel back in November of 832 and I think I left my abacus there. Did anyone turn it in?"

What does that mean exactly? Mixed outdoors? Sounds kinda kinky. :eyebrow:

Ahhh.... honaolable Missu Shreldon, we so grad you crawed....We still missin Loom key flom your stay and 3 towels...ahhh.. prease craw us to srettle account....Ahh soo. (I'm going to so burn in hell!) :f97: :angel:

And the hotel is as good as the day it was built, thanks to the humongous freezer where it is kept.

Yes, you got it right. :D

It looks like it could use a good defrosting.

One of a million or more reasons I want to visit Japan.
Thanks, B x

What? Staying in a historic hotel? Or the co-ed shower facilities?

Yes

Do they have free wi-fi?

Gotta play wid wat ya brung. ;)

Why is sexy a word I would use for those photos?

: misses Japan :

Ryokans involve sleeping on a futon on the floor, which will have straw mats on it. Damn good thing they have that lovely hot spring/bath. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Outdooor baaaaath.


Willie, I don't object to the accent mockery, but man, you're way off. :D

Staying in a hotel as old as the ones I can stay in in the UK.
Different customs and ones I have read up on.
And the harmony between man-made structures and nature, which seems to have been lost in Japanese cites, but it far more evident in their countryside than ours.

Oh, and being nekkid in a bath with some men, yeah ;)

Have you seen that new season of programmes they've got planned? (I think channel 4) looking at Japanese culture. I can't wait. I think it'll be really interesting. I used to love watching Jonathon Ross's Japanorama.

I don't know. Are you turned on by bad photo composition, algae, and poor lighting?:D

Algae? No algae, hot mineral springs.