Ryokans offer immersive Japanese hospitality through tatami sleeping, home-cooked meals, communal onsen bathing, shoji-filtered light, and modernized comforts like private baths and low beds.
The calming landscapes of Japan's quieter Honshu prefectures
Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures offer tranquil, deeply traditional experiences through historic hot-spring inns, local artisans, handcrafted lacquerware, regional cuisine and forested rural landscapes.
These are the things I miss most about living in Japan.
Living in Japan offered immersion in onsens, cherry blossom festivals, ryokan stays, cultural sites, travel, and memorable family experiences including childbirth and community connections.