Travel Review: Luxury Japan Vacation, Takayama, Hakone, Shirakawago, Culture & Cuisine, Architecture

We did not really like the ryokan in Hakone, but I chose that one.. It was musty and the food was just OK. Perhaps if we had stayed at a fancier place, we wouldn’t have bailed on our other Japanese rooms afterwards. But I think as a Westerner, we are accustomed to certain amenities that are standard in our hotels, like night tables with reading lamps, that aren’t part of typical Japanese bedrooms. Maybe different in high end ryokans, but we had had enough of an experience that we didn’t want more. 

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