
HOSHINOYA Nara Prison: Former Prison Turned Hotel
HOSHINOYA Nara Prison has turned a 118-year-old former prison into a 48-suite hotel, right alongside the museum we visited in April. Here’s what it’s actually like.

HOSHINOYA Nara Prison has turned a 118-year-old former prison into a 48-suite hotel, right alongside the museum we visited in April. Here’s what it’s actually like.

Japan’s rail network does the heavy lifting on a snow holiday. Here are our tips on seats, luggage and Ekiben, plus how AMPED books the whole journey before you fly.

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