Japan's first-ever hotel in a wooden castle breathes new life into fading rural town

A new Japanese hotel is offering travelers a first-of-its-kind experience -- to live like a medieval lord in aOzu Castle in Ehime prefecture's Ozu town is the first and only castle keep in Japan to allow travelers to stay overnight. With a history dating from 1617, it's also one of only a handful of timber castles left in Japan.is a remarkable feat in itself, it's actually part of a bigger mission -- to revive a dwindling rural town.

"With this, comes the closure of businesses and abandoning of houses, which increases the chances of young people leaving to find better prospects," says Diego Cosa Fernandez, director of the Architecture and Culture Research Department at Kita M, an offshoot of the city's Tourism and City Planning bureau.Scenic Ozu is famous for its 400-year-old castle.

"All over Japan, rural settlements -- and the Japanese government -- are trying to come up with the 'magic' formula, or the right policies, to stop the bleeding. We are part of this trial-and-error scheme."The current Ozu Castle, with its newly opened accommodation option, has been reconstructed -- which explains why officials permitted it to be turned into a hotel.

As the castle keep features no shops, toilets or air-conditioning, a luxury bath and an attached lounge have been built in a hidden corner of the compound for hotel guests.Upon arrival, guests -- who can choose to dress up in traditional kimonos and medieval warrior outfits -- will be welcomed by the sound of shell trumpets, waving flags and a gunpowder squadron.

When in Japan,I shall visit this Hotel & see the Heritage of Japan.

Does it have a THRONE OF BLOOD, Kurosawa 🤗 ?

The coronavirus patient in Japan is recently close to a thousand a day, I hear. Not a good time to travel there.

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Great idea.

You sure do recycle stories

I hope the coronavirus will disappear from japan.

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this will not help a dwindling CNN audience however...

Who gives a shit! Fake ass news!

So now CNN is promoting inequality between lords and peasants.. way to hypocrite, CNN... most people see your scam against sovereignty and Americans

Looks amazing!

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Beautiful.

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Can I kill a peasant like the Samuri did you test my blade edge?

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A BLACK MAN KILLED HIM SAY IT!

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Does Godzilla destroy it?

trump prevented million of covid deaths by shutting down the economy quickly. wolf dullzer thinks trump should have told everyone to leave the country. he has trouble with common sense. Very biased Democrat. wolf hates Republicans.

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Yeah very important... A Japanese Hotel... Why bother talking about Belarus ,just a dictator in Europe waging war on his people, nothing of interest, lets talk about hotels in the far east...

Inspiration to let your imagination fly.

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