Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is not just the world's oldest hotel, but the world's oldest stilloperating business. Or at least, that's one way of looking at it. But things are changing here, just like they always have. ■ The hotel: https://www.keiunkan.co.jp/

Local producer: Yasuharu Matsuno at Mind Architect
Camera: Julian Domanski

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