Hōshi Ryokan

Hōshi
IndustryHotel
Founded718 (718)
Headquarters
Komatsu, Ishikawa
,
Japan
Websitewww.ho-shi.co.jp
Main garden
Hot springs spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in winter

Hōshi (法師) is a ryokan (Japanese traditional inn) founded in 718 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Under the instruction of Taichō, who was the founder of the Mount Haku religious tradition; it was given the name "Hōshi". As of 2017, it has been owned and managed by the Hoshi family for forty-six generations[1] and was thought to be the oldest operating hotel in the world until Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, founded in 705, claimed that title.[2] It is located in Awazu Onsen, Komatsu, Ishikawa. However, it remains the record-holder of the world's oldest, continually-run family business.[3]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "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
  2. ↑ "Oldest Hotel". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "World's Oldest, Continually-Run Family Business".
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