Takahan Ryokan

Takahan Ryokan is an historic ryokan (Japanese inn) located in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1] The inn is over 800 years old.[1] The inn has an onsen (bath) called "Tamago no Yu" (English: egg-water) that 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 Tamago no Yu.[1]

The setting for the book Snow Country authored by Yasunari Kawabata is based upon Takahan Ryokan's location.[1] The inn has preserved the room that Kawabata stayed and wrote in when he was there,[2] along with some of the author's personal effects.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. Retrieved September 22, 2012. ISBN 9780875864938
  3. ↑ Harris, Mark Edward (October 13, 2002). "Bathing In Snow Country". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

Further reading

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

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