Soon we were asked to go back inside the second ryokan.

And the older, more traditional ryokan do not have central heating.

Below, I could just see the red roof of a distant ryokan.

Many small inns have the air of a ryokan without the food or the high bill.

By Western standards, a guest room at a typical ryokan is empty.

She believes Yumi should move back in order to take over the ryokan.

Most of our dinners and breakfasts were covered by the ryokan.

Malenfant spent the night in what passed for a ryokan, an inn.

Undoubtedly, however, the ryokan is the best way to experience traditional Japanese lifestyles.

Books have been written about ryokan, and anyone serious about sampling them should get one.

As at virtually all fine ryokan, kaiseki cuisine was provided.

That night at the ryokan, they had prepared no less than a seven-course meal for us.

This arrangement was most unusual; even the best ryokan generally offer only a single room that is used for all purposes.

She took the cello away to a ryokan just outside Wajima for two weeks.

Our ryokan was on what appeared to be a side street but was definitely a neighborhood quite near the food market.

High-end ryokan may provide private bathing facilities as well.

Some ryokan have a communal dining area, but most serve meals in the guests' rooms.

Location was the only drawback of my cheap ryokan.

(Areas with natural hot springs tend to attract high concentrations of ryokan).

Oddly, Pavlov had been carrying no receipt for a hotel or ryokan.

Most visitors do take their meals at the ryokan, which usually promote themselves on the quality of their food.

Once she arrives at her ryokan, however, she discovers that not all is as it seems.

When traveling with families, they avoid Western-style hotels and the more pricey ryokan.

The higher price of this trip reflects the high-end ryokan the company uses, and the elaborate meals they serve.

She worked at Kuroda Ryokan as a waitress during her lifetime.