Seiryu-so | The True First Relais & Chateaux Member in Japan

🌸🌺🌿🍃 Seiryu-so | The True First Relais & Chateaux Member in Japan 🌸🌺🌿🍃 In the video about "Visiting Japan's First Inn, Asaba-ryokan," 🌸🌺🌿🍃 I mentioned that Asaba-ryokan was the first ryokan to join Relais & Chateaux after its introduction in Japan. However, the true first to join was this establishment, 'Seiryu-so'. 🌸🌺🌿🍃 Unfortunately, due to later operational difficulties and a decline in standards, it was eventually removed from the list... 🏞️📉 'Seiryu-so', established in Showa 12 (1937), is located in Shimoda City, 🌸🌺🌿🍃 Izu Peninsula, at the Rendai-ji Onsen. It once hosted the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and has welcomed numerous famous guests from Japan and around the world, 🌸🌺🌿🍃 making it the most prestigious ryokan on the Izu Peninsula at the time. 🏯🌟 #SeiryuSo #RelaisChateaux #IzuPeninsula 🌸🌺🌿🍃