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"Until 2011, it held the record for being the oldest hotel in the world." I wondered what happened in 2011
by alexyes 12y ago
"Until 2011, it held the record for being the oldest hotel in the world."
I wondered what happened in 2011
- chadzawistowski 12y agoThis confused me, too. The record officials must have discovered an older hotel?
- jkaunisv1 12y agoYep. They discovered another one in Japan that was founded circa 700 AD.
- kuboa 12y agoNishiyama Onsen Keiunkan hotel somehow proved they were older. (Founded in 705, run by the same family for 52 generations.) Tofugu has a nice article about the centuries old establishments in Japan: http://www.tofugu.com/2014/10/28/over-a-thousand-years-of-service-japans-oldest-businesses-reign-supremely-old/ http://www.tofugu.com/2014/10/28/over-a-thousand-years-of-se...