Four Seasons Hotel Osaka is a one-of-a-kind stay in the iconic Japanese city. While most tourists flock to Tokyo, Osaka, the country's third-largest city, offers its own unique blend of modern ...

much like the ryokan (Japanese-style inns) in Japan do. The retreat also takes on Japanese design elements to encourage relaxation and rejuvenation such as Shoji screens, zen gardens, and natural ...

In Zen Buddhism, cleaning is an essential part of asceticism and is deeply spiritual. At Ryokan and traditional restaurants, it is the basis of hospitality. One cleaning supply store has been in ...

For the past two decades, a traditional "ryokan" inn in southwestern Japan has been spreading its hospitality more broadly than most, dedicating more than half of its rooms to give shelter to stray ...