Ryokan (inn) Ryokan (inn) A is a type of traditional Japanese inn that has existed since the eighth century A.D. during the Keiun period, in which the oldest hotel in the world, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, was created in 705 A.D. Another old ryokan called Hōshi Ryokan was founded in 718 A.D and was also known as the world's second oldest hotel. Such inns also served travelers along Japan's highways. They typically feature "tatami"-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner. Ryokan are difficult to find in Tokyo and other large cities because
Red Lion Inn (Brooklyn) Red Lion Inn (Brooklyn) The Red Lion Inn was a tavern in Colonial New York located on Long Island in what is today the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The inn named in honor of Henry V of England for the tavern he rested in after the Battle of Agincourt, was at the junction of three country roads: the " Narrows Road" which led north from Denyse's Ferry; "Martense Lane" which passed through the Heights of Guan to Flatbush, and the "Gowanus Road" which led to Brooklyn Heights: this colonial era juncture is the modern day location of Fourth