Takahan Ryokan some of the author's personal effects. Takahan Ryokan Takahan Ryokan is an historic ryokan (Japanese inn) located in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The inn is over 800 years old. The inn has an onsen (bath) called "Tamago no Yu" (English: egg-water) that is supplied by natural hot springs with a slight amount of sulfur. The inn has approximately 20,000 annual visitors, many of whom visit to soak in Tamago no Yu. The setting for the book "Snow Country" authored by Yasunari Kawabata is based upon Takahan Ryokan's location. The inn has preserved the room that Kawabata stayed and wrote in
VJ's Drive Inn and sell up to of french fries per week, and up to of hamburger each day. The restaurant does not have indoor seating, only outdoor. Because of this, all orders are take-out and are packaged into traditional fold-up boxes. VJ's Drive Inn VJ's Drive Inn is a restaurant in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Located at 170 Main Street, the restaurant initially opened as "Juniors" in 1958. The name of the restaurant changed to VJ's Drive Inn in 1980. The restaurant is owned by John Calogeris who father was Nick (born Spiros)Calogeris, John Calogeris has two partners which are his cousins John and