旅館

おもてなしは日本人が昔から完璧に出来た。

もし日本に訪れったら、旅館に泊まることをおすすめする。旅館っては和風のホテルだ。そこで日本の文化を経験しているながら休めるし、ラックスが出来る。いつも和風の建築がある、つまりに畳や襖や玄関がある。これですごい伝統的な経験が出来ると江戸時代な感じがある。

旅館が素晴らしい経験が出来るが、調えない人が煙になくか失望落胆になるかもしれない。

下に私のヒントである。

部屋を予約している時に、値段は何人にとして、どの部屋にとしてじゃない。これを覚えて下さい。

いつも食品を予約して、レストランよりちょっと高いが、素晴らしい経験だ。日本人はよく食品はどのぐらい美味しいから旅館がどのぐらい良いが決まる。人々がその食品を食べるために部屋を予約して、家に寝る見たことがある。日本にいる時に最も夕食の一つは旅館で貰った。その食品は和風だ、つまりにたくさんの小鉢がある、ご飯とか魚とか味噌汁だ。

日本人は時間を守る、５時半にチェック・インで、夕食はよく６時半ごろにある。もし小さい旅館で泊まったら、夕食の時を教えてくれるが、大きい旅館は時々何時を選べる（６時ごろから８時ごろまで）。朝食は早いよ、旅館は寝坊する所じゃない、朝食はよく７時半ごろに食べる（私の年齢にとして早い過ぎ）、でも食べ物は美味しいほど早く起きるに取り所であるよ。

床の上に布団の上に寝るかもしれない。今は良いベッドと思うが、７月間に布団の上に寝ていた。布団に慣れる事は１月間とったが、まだ洋風のベッドが欲しい。もしエキストラの布団があったら、積む事がおすすめする。

部屋が私立けど多分そこだけが私立。トイレとかお風呂とかダイニングがシェアーする。もう他の人々の前に服物を脱ぐ事に慣れたが、もしこれが出来ないんだら、私が分かれる。日本人は全然目を凝らさないかコメントをしないが、旅館で水着はお風呂に全然ダメだ。きれいな小さいタオルを前に持って行ってもいいんである。それでお風呂に入る時に頭の上に置きて。もしタトゥ―があったら、旅館のルールをチェックして、たくさんの旅館がタトゥーがダメで、公立のお風呂に入れない。後の月日に「日本の温泉を使い方」のポストを書くつもりが、まなら、一番覚えることは風呂のきれいな水を守って。

旅館は日本の文化を本当に経験出来る所だ。洋風のホテルと全然違う。洋風のホテルの事からリセットのため１分取って。コミュニティの感じはいい事で、面白みの一部。食品は特産だ。誰でもが日本に行くぜひ旅館に泊まって下さい。

This is a translation of my most popular post in Japan (Ryokan) done by Ben

Hostessing is an art, and it is an art that the Japanese have refined over many generations.

If you are visiting Japan I highly recommend staying at a Ryokan. A Ryokan is a Japanese style inn. Ryokan are a way to rest and relax while experiencing Japanese culture. Ryokan always have Japanese architecture, which means Tatami(straw mat) flooring, Fusuma (paper sliding doors), and a Genkan (entryway ledge) where you will leave your shoes. This will give you a traditional experience, and an asthetic that dates back to the edo period.

Ryokan can be a remarkable experience, but westerners who are unprepared for their experience may become confused, or disappointed.

Here are my tips.

When reserving your room, please keep in mind that the price is per person not per room.

Take the meal options when reserving the meals, they are more expensive then the average Japanese restaurant, but they are also a much more amazing experience. Japanese people often judge the quality of the Ryokan based on the quality of the meals they provide, I have seen some people pay for the rooms, so that they could have the breakfast and dinner, but go home for the night. One of the most beautiful and delicious meals I have had in Japan was at a Ryokan. The meal will consist of many small dishes, including rice, some sort of fish, and a soup (both at breakfast and lunch).

Japanese are punctual, check into your ryokan by 5:30, meals are usually at around 6:30. If you are at a small ryokan they will most likely tell you when you will take your meal, sometimes at larger one you can pick a time within a certain time frame (usually 6ish to 8ish). Breakfast will be early, ryokan are not a place to sleep in, most ryokan seem to serve breakfast at 7:30 (inhumanly early for a person of my age), but the food will be good enough to merit this sacrifice, so wake up and enjoy the labors of someone who woke up early enough to make your lovely meal.

You will most likely sleep on a futon on the floor. I now think that they are quite comfortable, but I have been sleeping on a futon on the floor for seven months. It took me about a month to get used to them, and I still miss western beds. I recommend stacking up futons if you have extra futons in your room to get double the cushion.

You will have a private room, but that may be the only private zone for you. You will most likely have a shared toilet, shared dinning, and there is usually a communal bath. I no longer mind getting naked infront of strangers for public bathing, but I do understand if this is an impasse for some people. Japanese people wont gawk or comment, but in any quality Ryokan bathing suits will be forbidden in any community bathing area. You may however carry a clean hand towel which you can hang infront of your front half while walking around, and then wrap around your hair when you are in the bathing water. If you have a tattoo, check with the ryokan's policy before you go, many ryokan do not allow any tattoos, and you will not be able to go to the public bathing areas. I will do a post about how to use  Japanese onsen/public bathing at a later date, the number one thing to remember is to keep the communal bath waters clean.

Ryokan are a great place to experience Japanese culture. They are vastly different from western hotels. Take a moment to reset your mind if you enjoy the western hotel experience. The community feel is a feature, and part of the charm. The meals are a treat. A ryokan should be on the checklist of anyone making a trip to Japan.