Houshi (english)

A look inside Houshi Ryokan, a Japanese hot-spring inn run by the same family for some 1,300 years, and the pressures of carrying on that legacy.

A calm, fascinating glimpse at one of the world's oldest family businesses and the weight of inherited tradition.

Houshi Ryokan was founded around 1,300 years ago and it has always been managed by the same family since then. 
It is the oldest still running family business in the world.

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