From Kanazawa, Japan: A 120-year-old Japanese ryokan inn named Kagaya is set to reopen in fiscal year 2028. The inn has been closed since suffering major damage in an earthquake.
The earthquake that caused the damage occurred in 2024 on the Noto Peninsula. Kagaya will reopen with a new building.
Further details about the inn and its reopening plans are available from the source.
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