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

Similar words

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)

Related Words

Compare: ホテル (Western-style hotel)

Compare: 民宿(みんしゅく) (family-run guesthouse)

Compare: ペンション (pension)

Related: 宿(やど) (inn, lodging)

Compare: ビジネスホテル (business hotel)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:01 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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