ryokan
Americannoun
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ryokan,
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ryokans
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of ryokan
Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1960–65
Example Sentences
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The ryokan you stay in is your individual room and the streets are like the inn’s corridors.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
Tomoko Okuda, who runs Shiraume, a ryokan that welcomes overseas guests, believes more could be done to educate tourists about local customs before they arrive.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2018
A “thing” can be the one strawberry at the ryokan I described above: the world stops, as the Japanese diner focuses on every sensual aspect, and every metaphoric implication, of the food.
From Forbes ● Aug. 20, 2014
Guests at a traditional ryokan inn run by the Adachi family are fed salted, grilled ayu, but it is supplied by a local fishmonger.
From Reuters
One of the most exciting parts of the walk for me is the chance to spend some nights at wayside inns known as ryokan or, when simpler, as minshuku.
From Washington Post
From ryokans overlooking rice fields to resorts on private islands, there’s no shortage of inviting places to stay in Asia.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
In my Kinosaki ryokans, at lavish kaiseki dinners, the learning curve was steeper.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
At ryokans like this, and at other top-quality Japanese restaurants, they serve the famous multi-course kaiseki meal, which has evolved from the ancient tea ceremony.
From Forbes ● Aug. 20, 2014
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