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
Ren Hayakawa also competed for Japan in Olympic archery. Ren Hayakawa Ren Hayakawa (born August 24, 1987 in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea) is a Japanese female archer. She had South Korean citizenship and was an athlete in archery, where South Korea has dominated since the 1980s. After her immigration to Japan with family, she was naturalized as a Japanese citizen. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won a bronze medal for Japan in the women's team event. She then went on to reach the last 16 of the individual event of the same Olympics, where she was eliminated by the eventual gold