Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An inn or hotel in Japan offering traditional Japanese cuisine and furnishings, and usually a large communal bath.
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- noun A
traditional Japanese inn withcommunal baths and other public areas.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Most onsen have associated inns, or ryokan, and the weekend trip to a mountain ryokan is as authentically and peculiarly Japanese as the August trip to the Mediterranean is authentically and peculiarly Italian.
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Most onsen have associated inns, or ryokan, and the weekend trip to a mountain ryokan is as authentically and peculiarly Japanese as the August trip to the Mediterranean is authentically and peculiarly Italian.
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Even the most upscale Japanese-style inns, called ryokan, rarely have English-speaking staff on hand.
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For several of the nights, I'll be staying in traditional Japanese style inns called ryokan, but for the last nights, I'll be in western style hotels.
Ups and Downs Bardiac 2008
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For several of the nights, I'll be staying in traditional Japanese style inns called ryokan, but for the last nights, I'll be in western style hotels.
Archive 2008-03-01 Bardiac 2008
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While they could draw more travelers, some inns, known as ryokan, say the newcomers threaten the character of this old spa town.
Hakone Gets Hip 2007
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While they could draw more travelers, some inns, known as ryokan, say the newcomers threaten the character of this old spa town.
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A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn with tatami rooms and complimentary yukata pajama-like versions of kimono.
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A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn with tatami rooms and complimentary yukata pajama-like versions of kimono.
Archive 2005-05-01 2005
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(I never got the chance to meet them) but if I had come another night, their ryokan is a choice venue for some of the local sports teams.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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