minshukun.
/ˈmɪnʃʊkuː/, U.S. /ˈmɪnʃuku/ In Japan: a family-run inn or private house providing accommodation and meals for tourists. Also in extended use.
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1970 W. R. Duncan Guide to Japan 23 (heading) Minshuku (Guest House)... About 1,500 guest houses are scattered all over Japan, mostly in areas where outdoor activities..can be enjoyed.
1985 J. Randle & M. Matanabe Coping with Japan 13 A minshuku provides breakfast and an evening meal.
1991 Skiing Mar. 37/1 At a minshuku, a type of family-run guesthouse, we cook our own one-pot dinner.
1993 Japan: Illustr. Encycl. 975/2 Minshuku generally offer only basic services... There are approximately 25,000 minshuku in Japan.
2000 Kansai Time Out Dec. 64/4 (advt.) Sydney, Australia... On your way to the beautiful Blue Mountains stop over at Home-lea Bed n' Breakfast minshuku.
2001 Observer (Electronic ed.) 14 Jan. You'll discover huge..farmhouses..transformed for the most part into welcoming inns, known as minshuku... The Japanese Tourism Office in London can provide a list of minshukus.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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