Ryokan
6 posts
- Can a Family of 4 Share a Hotel Room in Japan? Staff Answer
Not in a room booked for two. Co-sleeping passes for a toddler, not a sixth grader (95 likes), and ex-ryokan staff say kids' meals and bedding are billed.
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- Should You Fold the Futon at a Ryokan? Japanese Answer
No need. Staff unfold it anyway to check for forgotten items. The top Japanese answer (275 likes): don't leave things behind and check out on time.
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- Is Ryokan Dinner Worth It? Japanese Guests Are Split
Only if the inn is where you want to eat. Japanese guests split on ryokan dinner (118 likes for, 94 against), but most still want the ryokan breakfast.
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- What Is the Space by the Window in a Ryokan Room?
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).
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- Ryokan for One Person: Can You Stay Alone in Japan?
Plenty of ryokan still refuse single guests. In a 170-comment thread Japanese solo travelers explain why — and share the booking workaround (78 likes).
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- Solo Onsen Trips in Japan: How Japanese Regulars Do It
Japanese onsen regulars' playbook for going alone: the mental hurdle collapses after a single trip (166 likes), and they point solo men at Beppu.
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