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*''Japanese'': 旅籠 ''(hatago)'', 旅籠屋 ''(hatagoya)''
''Hatago'' or ''hatagoya'' were a typical form of inn for travelers in [[Edo period]] Japan, typically located in a [[post-station]] or port town.
One typical style of ''hatagoya'' had four guest rooms, each eight [[tatami]], or 13 sq meters, in size. Each room would serve as lodging for up to four people.
In the post-town of [[Odawara-juku]], in the 19th century, ten travelers stayed at a given inn on average each night, with each traveler paying 220 ''[[currency|mon]]'' per night. This would include meals. Extrapolating from this figure, we can estimate that the innkeeper made around 2,200 ''mon'' per day, or 800,000 ''mon'' (= 123 ''ryô'') per year in total revenues. After accounting for taxes and operating costs, the inn can be estimated to have made about 49 ''ryô'' or 39 ''[[koku]]'' a year.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Odawara-juku nariwai kôryûkan, Odawara.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
''Hatago'' or ''hatagoya'' were a typical form of inn for travelers in [[Edo period]] Japan, typically located in a [[post-station]] or port town.
One typical style of ''hatagoya'' had four guest rooms, each eight [[tatami]], or 13 sq meters, in size. Each room would serve as lodging for up to four people.
In the post-town of [[Odawara-juku]], in the 19th century, ten travelers stayed at a given inn on average each night, with each traveler paying 220 ''[[currency|mon]]'' per night. This would include meals. Extrapolating from this figure, we can estimate that the innkeeper made around 2,200 ''mon'' per day, or 800,000 ''mon'' (= 123 ''ryô'') per year in total revenues. After accounting for taxes and operating costs, the inn can be estimated to have made about 49 ''ryô'' or 39 ''[[koku]]'' a year.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Odawara-juku nariwai kôryûkan, Odawara.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
