Fujiya Ryokan

I stayed in the old building. The room was old but well-cleaned. Most of the staff were young, but the service was just right and I had a comfortable stay. The large public bath (although small to be called a large public bath) was also very pleasant. The indoor bath was not an open-air bath, but it had a very soft and smooth spring water flowing from the source, and I wanted to go in again and again. The breakfast was very delicious, and I could feel the chef's skill in the homemade pickles and side dishes. The Nishikyoyaki in particular was excellent, with the thickness of the fish, and was not of a standard that you would eat for breakfast. The only disappointment was some of the dinner. The fried food was so oily that I wondered if it had been drained of oil at all. The Junna was very salty, to the point that I wondered if they had seasoned it wrong. It's inevitable that there will be some unevenness in the food since it's not made by one person, but...

I stayed in a special room. It was a spacious Japanese-style room with a bed in the bedroom beyond the veranda, so I was able to relax in a calm atmosphere. There was a free-flowing cypress bath in the room, so I was able to enjoy the high-quality hot springs. Dinner was full of seafood and mountain delicacies, especially the abalone sushi and rockfish soup. The main course was eel feast. It seemed to be a Kansai style dish that was not steamed, but I enjoyed the various flavors. To finish, I had rice cooked in a kettle with celery 🍚 and was very satisfied. For breakfast, we had charcoal-grilled horse mackerel fillets as the main dish, as well as homemade mentaiko and beef shigure, so much hospitality that I couldn't finish it all. It was the best two-day, one-night stay of my life. I would definitely like to visit again.