{"id":1553,"date":"2025-06-02T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/?page_id=1553"},"modified":"2025-06-02T20:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:59:15","slug":"hotels-inns-coffee-bars-etc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/hotels-inns-coffee-bars-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotels, Inns, Coffee Bars, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cf247fd stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"cf247fd\"><style>.stk-cf247fd .stk--block-align-cf247fd{align-items:flex-start !important;}.stk-cf247fd {background-color:var(u002du002dtheme-palette-color-4, #000000) !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/japan-ryokan.jpg) !important;background-attachment:fixed !important;background-position:top center 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stk-block-text stk-block stk-ad51fb0\" data-block-id=\"ad51fb0\"><style>.stk-ad51fb0 {max-width:55% !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;right:3px !important;left:-100px !important;}.stk-ad51fb0 .stk-block-text__text{text-shadow:4px 4px 0px #000000ff !important;font-size:38px !important;color:#fcb900 !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-ad51fb0 {max-width:100% !important;min-width:auto !important;bottom:-100px !important;left:51px !important;}.stk-ad51fb0 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:30px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-ad51fb0 {top:78px !important;bottom:-100px !important;left:8px !important;}.stk-ad51fb0 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:24px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-text-align-left has-text-align-center-mobile\">The special terminology for lodging and eating establishments <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-6a8268d\" data-block-id=\"6a8268d\"><style>.stk-6a8268d {height:26px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-6a8268d {height:19px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-6a8268d {height:50px !important;}}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.863), 30px);\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Terminology_for_Lodging_and_Eating_Establishments\"><\/span>Terminology for Lodging and Eating Establishments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e312cb1 stk-block-background\" 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style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.716), 26px);\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Establishment_Terms\"><\/span>Establishment Terms:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th>Terminology<\/th><th>Explanation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>hoteru<\/em><\/strong> (\u30db\u30c6\u30eb)<\/td><td>A Western style hotel. Western-style hotels in Japan often tend to have smaller rooms and\/or smaller beds than you might expect.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>ryokan<\/strong><\/em> (\u65c5\u9928)<\/td><td>A type of traditional Japanese inn that typically features <em>tatami<\/em>-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear <em>nemaki<\/em> and talk with the owner. <em>Ryokan<\/em> have existed since the eighth century A.D. during the Keiun period, which is when the oldest hotel in the world, <em>Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan<\/em>, was created in 705 A.D. [Wikipedia.org]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>minshuku<\/strong><\/em> (\u6c11\u5bbf)<\/td><td>A low-budget version of a <em>ryokan<\/em>, roughly equivalent to a British boarding house or a bed and breakfast. The facilities are similar to a hotel or may simply consist of spare rooms in a family home. <em>Minshuku<\/em> often serve as the only type of accommodation in towns or villages too small to warrant a dedicated hotel or ryokan. [Wikipedia.org]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>kapuseru hoteru<\/strong><\/em> (\u30ab\u30d7\u30bb\u30eb\u30db\u30c6\u30eb)<\/td><td>A Capsule hotel (aka Pod hotel). Capsule hotels are a type of hotel that features many small, bed-sized rooms known as capsules. Capsule hotels provide cheap, basic overnight accommodation for guests who do not require or who cannot afford larger, more expensive rooms offered by more conventional hotels.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>kissaten<\/em> (\u55ab\u8336\u5e97)<\/strong><\/td><td>Literally a &#8220;tea-drinking shop&#8221;, a <em>kissaten<\/em> is a Japanese-style tearoom that is also a coffee shop. They developed in the early 20th century as a distinction from a caf\u00e9, as caf\u00e9s had become places also serving alcohol with noise and celebration. A <em>kissaten<\/em> was a quiet place to drink coffee and gathering places for writers and intellectuals. [Wikipedia.org]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>manga caf\u00e9<\/em><\/strong> (\u6f2b\u753b\u55ab\u8336, \u30de\u30f3\u30ac\u55ab\u8336)<\/td><td>(or <em>mangakissa<\/em>, &#8220;kissa&#8221; being short for &#8220;<em>kissaten<\/em>&#8221; which means caf\u00e9 or cafeteria) is a type of caf\u00e9 where people can read <em>manga<\/em> (comics or graphic novels originating from Japan). People pay for the amount of time they stay in the caf\u00e9. Most manga caf\u00e9s also offer internet access like internet caf\u00e9s (\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7, <em>netto kafe<\/em>) and vice versa, making the two terms mostly interchangeable in Japan. [Wikipedia.org]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em><strong>izakaya<\/strong><\/em> (\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b)<\/td><td>A type of informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks. <em>Izakaya<\/em> are casual places for after-work drinking, similar to a pub, a Spanish tapas bar, or an American saloon or tavern. [Wikipedia.org]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>resutoran<\/em><\/strong> (\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3)<\/td><td>This term is used for Western-style restaurants, such as sit-down-and-order establishments.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>kafu<\/em> (\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7)<\/strong><\/td><td>This term is used for more modern, Western-style cafes. 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