India, Aug. 21 -- Can a Japanese prison turn into a luxury hotel? On August 17, Elona Karafin, a luxury travel content creator and founder of Japan Like a Local, posted a tour of a luxury suite in a century-old former Nara Prison, part of which has been converted into an unusual luxury stay by Hoshinoya Resorts.

In the video, Elona shares details of the luxurious five-star hotel that was recently repurposed from a century-old Japanese correctional facility. She also highlights a spacious suite created by merging several former cells into a single, elongated living area that retains some of its original architectural features. Let's take a look inside:

Sharing the video on Instagram, Elona wrote, "I spent the night inside a 118-year-old ...