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KYODO NEWS - 14 hours ago - 16:00 | Lifestyle, All, JapanA new hotel in a traditional wooden house has been opened in a small village in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, in the hope of revitalizing an area that it is grappling with a declining population.
The new hotel, Nipponia Kosuge Genryu no Mura (Kosuge: village of the headstream), which opened Saturday, has four rooms that are decked out with Nordic furniture and lighting while maintaining the warmth of the wooden building, constructed out of zelkova and pine trees.
"It's the first time we've stayed in a hotel that used to be a traditional Japanese house," said Izumi Kidooshi, 57, who came from Tokyo with her husband.
A one-night stay at the Nipponia hotel with breakfast and dinner starts from 25,000 yen ($235) per person, according to the operator.
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