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ryokan - What does it mean?

Definition of 'ryokan'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.
  • * {{quote-news|year=2008|date=April 27|author=|title=Gift to the Mailroom, From the Boardroom|work=New York Times citation
  • |passage=Mr. Ducasse is pursuing plans for a new hotel one hour from central Tokyo, a cross between a ryokan , a traditional Japanese inn, and an auberge, a French country inn.}}