Takahan Ryokan

Takahan Ryokan
Takahan Ryokan in November 2020
Interactive map of Takahan Ryokan
LocationYuzawa, Niigata, Japan
Visitors20,000+ per year

Takahan Ryokan is a historic ryokan in Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan.[1] It is over 800 years old.[1] The inn has an onsen called Tamago no Yu (Japanese for "Egg Water") which is supplied by natural hot springs with a slight amount of sulfur.[1] The inn has approximately 20,000 annual visitors, many of whom visit to soak in the onsen.[1]

The setting of Yasunari Kawabata's novel Snow Country is based on the area around the inn.[1] The owners have preserved the room that Kawabata stayed and wrote in during a visit,[2] along with some of his personal effects.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lindelauf, Perrin (January 18, 2009). "Finding the fabled Snow Country". The Japan Times. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Roscoe, Bruce (2007). Windows on Japan: A Walk Through Place and Perception. Algora Pub. ISBN 9780875864938. Retrieved September 22, 2012. ISBN 9780875864938
  3. ^ Harris, Mark Edward (October 13, 2002). "Bathing In Snow Country". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

Further reading

36°56′50″N 138°47′59″E / 36.9471°N 138.7998°E / 36.9471; 138.7998

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