Ryokan
Subtitle: a Japanese tradition
By: Gabriele Fahr-Becker ; photographs by Narimi Hatano and Klaus Frahm ; [translation from the German, Jane Brown, Neale Cunningham]
Publisher: Könemann
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cologne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: Hotels -- Japan -- Pictorial works; Architecture, Domestic -- Japan -- Pictorial works; Architecture, Japanese -- Pictorial works; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works
Description: Begins with a general description of the features and services of the ryokan, or traditional Japanese inn, in which everything from the decor, furniture and meals to the clothing and customs observed maintain traditional Japanese custom, with little or no concession to modern Westernised life. This is followed by a selection of specific ryokan, highlighting their special features.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-325) and index