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Ryokan : mobilizing hospitality in rural Japan /

"Amid the decline of many of Japan's rural communities, the hot springs village resort of Kurokawa Onsen is a rare, bright spot. Its two dozen traditional inns, or ryokan, draw nearly a million tourists a year eager to admire its landscape, experience its hospitality, and soak in its hot s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McMorran, Chris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2022.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : Work to do
  • Retreat
  • Landscaping the countryside
  • Pariah in paradise
  • Inside job
  • How to succeed in business
  • A day in the life
  • Women without homes
  • Professional care?
  • Policing ryokan space
  • Epilogue.