I'll say. We dined that evening at my ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn. The server brought whole salt-grilled cherry salmon threaded on iron skewers. In New York, I had enjoyed Ancient Treasure ...

MAEBASHI/NIIGATA, Japan – More ryokan Japanese-style inns in hot spring resorts nationwide are no longer offering dinner for their overnight guests and are encouraging them to eat at nearby ...

MAEBASHI/NIIGATA — More ryokan Japanese-style inns in hot spring resorts nationwide are no longer offering dinner for their overnight guests and are encouraging them to eat at nearby restaurants.

For the past two decades, a traditional "ryokan" inn in southwestern Japan has been spreading its hospitality more broadly than most, dedicating more than half of its rooms to give shelter to stray ...