How a 1908 prison became Japan's most unusual luxury hotel after nearly a decade of restoration
In February 2017, Japan formally closed the Nara Prison, a red brick correctional facility that had operated continuously for well over a century in the ancient city of Nara. Rather than demolishing the structure, the Japanese government designated it a National Important Cultural Property the same year it closed, recognising…
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