1,000 years ago a man named Kanzaburo Satoh set up a small ryokan (inn) at the site of the Aiku hot springs near Sendai in Tohoku prefecture. 36 generations (and several sumptuous upgrades later) Sakan Hotel is still run by the same family. *the last two slides are at Matsushima #ホテル佐勘 #japan #japantravel #ryokan #hotspring #温泉