Traditional Japanese Inns
The ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn where you can enjoy natural hot springs, delicious Japanese food, and beautiful traditional housing. Most ryokans are located near mountains [...]
How to live in traditional Japanese house
In the room of a Japanese style house you are not allowed to wear shoes. Slippers are used inside the house. Since you are not wearing shoes, [...]
The rooms of traditional Japanese house
In a traditional Japanese house, people don’t sit on chairs or sleep on beds. They sit and sleep on the floor using cushions and futon bedding. The [...]
The structure of traditional Japanese house
The history of Traditional Japanese houses is very affluent. In old times, people of Japan typically lived in free standing houses, which are known as Minka. In [...]
Japanese hot spring and bathhouses
Japanese bathhouses have a long tradition starting out with mixed bathing in the many hot springs to be found in Japan and later in the public bathhouse. [...]
Japanese toilets and bathroom
The toilet and the bathroom in a traditional Japanese house are separated; it’s unlike in the western countries. A typical Japanese style toilet is very different from [...]