Learn How To Enjoy A Japanese Ryokan

Above, our room at the Atami Shinkadoya ryokan. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If you are planning a vacation to Japan during the autumn season or in the remaining days of summer and would like to experience a Japanese ryokan (inn) with hot springs, RocketNews 24 has just the thing to educate you before going.

They have posted an article on how to enjoy a ryokan that also includes a nine-minute video.

It begins with:

Wanting to visit Japan? Now there’s  an easy-to-follow English video guide on enjoying Japanese-style inns known as ryokan!

Staying at a ryokan can be a unique experience and a very enjoyable one at that, but it also might be a bit different from what you’re used to. To make sure visitors know what to expect when staying at a ryokan, the folks at Wakura Onsen Toursim Association and  Wakura Onsen Tourism Cooperative have produced a helpful and informative English video titled “Learn How To Enjoy A Japanese Ryokan with Hot Springs in 9 minutes“.

We tried one out during our trip to Japan last October. It was in Atami, just an hour's ride on the shinkansen from Tokyo.

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