Hoshi Ryokan
Hōshi (法師) is a ryokan (Japanese traditional inn) founded in 718 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It has been owned and managed by the Hoshi family for forty-six generations and was thought to be the oldest operating hotel in the world until Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, founded in 705, claimed that title. It is located in Awazu Onsen, Komatsu, Ishikawa. However, it remains the record-holder of the world's oldest, continually-run family business.
See also
References
- ^ "Hoshi — The world's oldest hotel", Getaway Fact Sheets, Ninemsn, 21 September 2006, archived from the original on 15 March 2010, retrieved 10 March 2010
- ^ "Oldest Hotel". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "World's Oldest, Continually-Run Family Business".
External links
- Official website in English
- Official website in Japanese
- "Hōshi". The Henokiens. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007.
- Short documentary about Houshi from 2014
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