How to enjoy staying at a RYOKAN Japanese-style Hotel "Ryokan" What is a Ryokan?   How to choose a Ryokan Okami, the Landlady   The Fee System & Prices   Photo Gallery     Origins and History of the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)     The wonders of Japanese Architecture & the Japanese Garden (PDF)     An Invitation to the Profound Taste of Japanese Cuisine (PDF)   Now You Stay in a Ryokan Receiving Guests   Prelude to Relaxation   To Your Guestroom   Guestrooms of the Ryokan   After Settled Down in Guestroom   Japanese-style Garden   Onsen, Hot Springs   Open-air Hot Spring Bath   Private Open-air Hot Spring Bath   Yukata   Dinner   Massage & Esthetic Treatment   Comfortable Slumber   Breakfast   Checking-out     How to use Chopsticks (PDF)     The four Seasons and the Seasonal Calendar of the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)     Glossary of Terms Related to the Japanese Ryokan (PDF)   How to enjoy staying at a RYOKAN Ryokan Experience by Expatriates     How to enjoy staying at a RYOKAN This book clearly explains how to relax and enjoy a stay in a ryokan and introduces you to elements of Japanese culture and customs in four languages; English, Korean and Chinese (traditional and simplified ideographs). We hope you will find it a useful partner during your stay at a ryokan. 1.(PDF: 1.4 MB) 2.Introduction(PDF: 1.0 MB) 3.How to Use This Booklet(PDF: 2.0 MB) 4.A Traditional Japanese Room(PDF: 0.5 MB) 5.Entering the Room(PDF: 0.9 MB) 6.In your Room(PDF: 2.2 MB) 7.Going to the Communal Bath(PDF: 1.3 MB) 8.Japanese Bath Etiquette(PDF: 1.2 MB) 9.Japanese Food(PDF: 1.1 MB) 10.Eating Dinner (PDF: 1.9 MB) 11.Sleeping on Futon(PDF: 1.1 MB) 12.Enjoying your Stay(PDF: 2.3 MB) 13.Self-help Guide 1 (Useful Japanese phrases)(PDF: 0.7 MB) 14.Self-help Guide 2 (Useful Japanese phrases)(PDF: 0.5 MB)