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
Onsen Musume Onsen Musume Onsen Musume is a Japanese multimedia project by Enbound, Inc. The project's goal is to increase tourism to onsen (Japanese hot springs) by anthropomorphizing onsen as anime characters, and creating anime, manga, and video games about them. The project began in November 2016, and an animated music video by Doga Kobo was released on March 15, 2017. They also have live concerts and events with the characters' voice actresses. Onsen Musume are minor goddesses who live in every onsen. During the day Onsen Musume go to school in Odaiba, Tokyo to learn how to help more people learn