THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 11, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Hoshino Resorts CEO Yoshiharu Hoshino discusses plans for the Nara Prison Museum and Hoshinoya Nara Prison on Sept. 25 in Osaka's Kita Ward. (Makoto Ito)
A ryokan and inn operator has unveiled an ambitious plan to attract visitors to a sprawling complex in the ancient capital of Nara that people wanted to avoid at all costs a century ago. [Read More]
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