THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 1, 2025 at 07:00 JST
A group of abandoned hotels sits along the Kinugawa river in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on Feb. 17. (Takefumi Ishihara)
The prospect of snatching up one of Japan’s abandoned homes is a well-trod exercise in “what if,” but reviving a dilapidated hotel or traditional ryokan inn is still best left to the pros. [Read More]
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