旅館(りょかん)

りょかん
noun
Japanese inn
1. Japanese inn, traditional inn
A traditional Japanese-style accommodation with tatami rooms, futons, and often includes meals and hot spring baths.
温泉(おんせん)旅館(りょかん)に泊(と)まりたいです。
I want to stay at a hot spring inn.
この旅館(りょかん)は料理(りょうり)がおいしいです。
The food at this inn is delicious.
旅館(りょかん)では浴衣(ゆかた)を着(き)ます。
At the inn, you wear a yukata.
旅館(りょかん)の予約(よやく)は早(はや)めにしたほうがいいですよ。
You should make reservations at the inn early.
家族(かぞく)で旅館(りょかん)に泊(と)まって、温泉(おんせん)と日本(にほん)料理(りょうり)を楽(たの)しみました。
We stayed at a Japanese inn with our family and enjoyed the hot springs and Japanese cuisine.

旅館(りょかん) is a traditional Japanese inn offering a culturally immersive lodging experience.

TYPICAL FEATURES:

  • 畳(たたみ) rooms with 布団(ふとん)
  • 浴衣(ゆかた) provided for guests
  • 懐石(かいせき)料理(りょうり) (multi-course meals)
  • 温泉(おんせん) or 大浴場(だいよくじょう) (communal baths)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 温泉(おんせん)旅館(りょかん): hot spring inn
  • 旅館(りょかん)に泊(と)まる: to stay at an inn
  • 旅館(りょかん)を予約(よやく)する: to book an inn

COMPARE:

  • 旅館(りょかん): traditional Japanese inn
  • ホテル: Western-style hotel
  • 民宿(みんしゅく): family-run guesthouse (simpler)
  • {ペンション}: pension (Western-style B&B)
core
Added 2026.1.7 21:01 · Revised 2026.2.23 23:09
01000/01049_ryokan