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Japan Has Converted a 118-Year-Old Prison Into a Luxury Hotel, Where Guests Will Sleep in Remodeled Solitary Confinement Cells.

The former Nara Prison, built during the Meiji era and designated as a nationally important cultural property, has been reborn as a luxury hotel with 48 rooms, operated by Hoshino Resorts, and opened in June 2026.
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The former Nara Prison, built during the Meiji era and designated as a nationally important cultural property, has been reborn as a luxury hotel with 48 rooms, operated by Hoshino Resorts, and opened in June 2026.

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businessinsider.jp broke the news on Monday, August 10, 2026.
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