Hotel hospitality to travellers have been a feature of the earliest civilizations. In Greco-Roman culture and ancient Persia, hospitals for recuperation and rest were built at thermal baths. Japan's Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, founded in 705, was officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the oldest hotel in the world. During the Middle Ages, various religious orders at monasteries and abbeys would offer accommodation for travellers on the road. The precursor to the modern hotel was the inn of medieval Europe, possibly dating back to the rule of Ancient Rome. These would provide for the needs of travellers, including food and
Yuwaku Onsen The water is slightly alkaline and contains gypsum. The mean temperature for the water is 32°C. The area houses nine small hot spring inns. The hot spring is accessible by bus from Kanazawa Station of West Japan Railway Company. Yuwaku Onsen The is a hot spring resort in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As with several other hot spring resorts in the area, Yuwaku Onsen claims to have been founded in the Nara period by a paper-maker who followed an injured white heron and discovered that it was healing itself in the warm waters. The "onsen" developed was developed by the