Kyoto’s historic machiya houses are being repurposed as galleries, cafes, hotels, and more. It’s a symbol of a timeless city struggling to balance tradition against tourism.
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Japanese Hotels That Defy Their Reputation
As a whole, Japan’s hotels have long been thought of as restrained and innocuous. But there are emotions to be found. You just need to know where to look.
The Reinvention of the Ryokan
Thirteen hundred years after the first ryokan opened, the formula for these Japanese country inns remains as appealing as ever, and plenty ripe for reinventing. Not that it needs any.
We take a look back at the best-reviewed Tablet hotels of the past year — which would place them high in the running for best hotels in the world.
The days of a totally immersive Westworld-style hotel park may be some years off — but we know a few hotels that come pretty close. For when one roof just isn’t enough; sometimes it really does take a village.