Ryokan
3 posts
- What Is the Space by the Window in a Ryokan Room?470 likes
That strip by your ryokan window is a hiroen. Japanese guests say it's for drying your bath towel (470 likes) and sitting while staff lay the futon (240).
includes “where locals go instead”
- Ryokan for One Person: Can You Stay Alone in Japan?78 likes
Plenty of ryokan still refuse single guests. In a 170-comment thread Japanese solo travelers explain why — and share the booking workaround (78 likes).
includes “where locals go instead”
- Solo Onsen Trips in Japan: How Japanese Regulars Do It166 likes
Japanese onsen regulars' playbook for going alone: the mental hurdle collapses after a single trip (166 likes), and they point solo men at Beppu.
includes “where locals go instead”