An Aman-by-Aman Approach to Japan

An Aman-by-Aman Approach to Japan

Good luck picking a favorite. In Japan, the Aman hotels offer a taste of the country’s past, present, and future—along with a refuge from the tourists By Pico Iyer “What’s the best thing about Japan?,” I asked my friend Shuji recently. He and I have been comparing his country with the rest of the globe for all the 38 years I’ve been living around Kyoto. Without a moment’s pause, he said, “The silence.”His words returned to me not long ago as I w…