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The world oldest hotel, built in 717, is in the Awazu Onsen area of Komatsu, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Hoshi is a ryokan (Japanese traditional inn) in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 717, it is the world's oldest hotel still in operation according to the Guinness World Records and the world's oldest continuously operating company after the liquidation of Kongo Gumi in 2006.

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