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Arai Ryokan (1880s)
Arai Ryokan, a famed Japanese Inn in Shuzenji (in Izu Province (Izu-no kuni), a former province of Japan in what is now Shizuoka Prefecture. The quasi-Western building was built in 1881 (Meiji 14) and quickly became a symbol of the onsen (hot spring) town of Shuzenji. The building still exists and became a national registered cultural asset in 1998 (Heisei 10). It is known as Seishu-ro. The ryokan is the location of the Dancing Girl of Izu, a short story written in 1926 (Showa 1) by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata. Japanese text: Meiji 1880s
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18-04-2014
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