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Hōshi Ryokan

Coordinates: 36°19′54″N 136°26′53″E / 36.331698°N 136.448109°E / 36.331698; 136.448109
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Main entrance
Hot springs spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in winter

Hōshi (法師) is a ryokan (Japanese traditional inn) founded in 718 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It has been owned and managed by the Hoshi family for forty-six generations[1] and was thought to be the oldest operating hotel in the world until Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, founded in 705, claimed that title.[2] It is located in Awazu Onsen, Komatsu, Ishikawa. However, it remains the record-holder of the world's oldest, continually-run family business.[3]

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  1. ^ "Hoshi — The world's oldest hotel", Getaway Fact Sheets, Ninemsn, 21 September 2006, archived from the original on 15 March 2010, retrieved 10 March 2010
  2. ^ "Oldest Hotel". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ "World's Oldest, Continually-Run Family Business".
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36°19′54″N 136°26′53″E / 36.331698°N 136.448109°E / 36.331698; 136.448109