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[[Image:法師温泉浴場外観Img908.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hot springs spa bath at Hoshi Ryokan in winter]]
[[Image:法師温泉浴場外観Img908.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hot springs spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in winter]]
{{nihongo|'''Hōshi'''|法師}} is a [[Ryokan (inn)|ryokan]] (Japanese traditional inn) in the Awazu Onsen area of [[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Komatsu]], in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Founded in [[718]], it is the world's oldest hotel still in operation according to the [[Guinness World Records]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ho-shi.co.jp/jiten/Houshi_E/ | title = Hōshi}}</ref> and the world's oldest continuously operating [[company]] after the liquidation of [[Kongō Gumi]] in [[2006]]. The hotel has been operated by the same family for forty-six generations.<ref>http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=146373</ref>
{{nihongo|'''Hōshi'''|法師}} is a [[Ryokan (inn)|ryokan]] (Japanese traditional inn) in the Awazu Onsen area of [[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Komatsu]], in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Founded in [[718]], it is the world's oldest hotel still in operation according to the [[Guinness World Records]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ho-shi.co.jp/jiten/Houshi_E/ | title = Hōshi}}</ref> and the world's oldest continuously operating [[company]] after the liquidation of [[Kongō Gumi]] in [[2006]]. The hotel has been operated by the same family for forty-six generations.<ref>http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=146373</ref>



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Hot springs spa bath at Hōshi Ryokan in winter

Hōshi (法師) is a ryokan (Japanese traditional inn) in the Awazu Onsen area of Komatsu, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 718, it is the world's oldest hotel still in operation according to the Guinness World Records[1] and the world's oldest continuously operating company after the liquidation of Kongō Gumi in 2006. The hotel has been operated by the same family for forty-six generations.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hōshi".
  2. ^ http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=146373

See also

36°19′54″N 136°26′53″E / 36.331698°N 136.448109°E / 36.331698; 136.448109