旅籠 八… (HATAGO WAKATSU)

Hatago Wakatsu sits in the heart of Omihachiman, a well-preserved castle town on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, roughly an hour from Kyoto. The town itself carries deep historical significance as the birthplace of the Omi merchants, a trading culture whose philosophy of mutual benefit - captured in the Japanese concept of "sanpo yoshi" - gives the destination a natural...