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Doing time in style: inside Japan’s new prison-turned-palace – and 19 more jails you can actually book

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Japan's 118-year-old Meiji era cellblocks turned luxury Hoshinoya Nara hotel suites, plus 20 other cells turned into suites or hostel stays.
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Doing time in style: inside Japan’s new prison-turned-palace – and 19 more jails you can actually book

Japan's 118-year-old Meiji era cellblocks turned luxury Hoshinoya Nara hotel suites, plus 20 other cells turned into suites or hostel stays.

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Travel Weekly broke the news on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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