Takahan Ryokan

Takahan Ryokan is a 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. 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.

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