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Ryokan

Literal Translation
(旅館) A traditional Japanese inn. Tatami-floored rooms, futon bedding, yukata, kaiseki meals. Not a hotel with traditional aesthetics — a fundamentally different category of hospitality experience built around the total environment rather than individual service transactions.