Description
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:39 pm
This ryokan provides shelter to those guests who are not quite important enough to rate their own yashiki. The Inn is quite comfortably furnished, and the staff are very discreet. The three floors of rooms are arranged around a central garden, with covered walkways between the garden and one's doorway that allow for easy visiting with acquaintances, or late night visits if one moves very quietly.
The inn also boasts a bathhouse whose waters flow from one of the area's hot springs, which is quite the attraction for those wishing to relax in its heated waters. The bathhouse is closed in the middle of the day (Early Afternoon Timeslot) for cleaning, but may be used at any other time. Many of the staff are happy to relate tales of late night encounters and the happy matches-or dramatic loves destined to be parted-that supposedly began there.
The star of the inn, however, is Renjiro who runs the inn with a very feline grace. While not unusual to find an inn run by a Cat, an inn run by a cat is definitely unique.