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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Built in 1908, Nara Prison operated until 2017 before being transformed into a luxury hospitality destination]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The hotel preserves original Meiji-era architecture while adding modern luxury and hospitality to the historic site]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Hoshinoya Nara Prison is part of a wider effort to preserve Japan’s ageing heritage properties through tourism]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Japan’s historic Nara Prison has been given a new life as a 48-suite luxury hotel by Hoshino Resorts]]></image:caption>
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