We stayed overnight from Saturday to Sunday. We had breakfast around 7:30. Each room has its own table. Breakfast is included in the stay. There is a hot spring bath. You can enjoy warm tofu in hot spring water. The dishes are all homemade and delicious. I think the dried fish marinated in mirin is the best. The portion size of the dishes was just right!

Registered as a tangible cultural property of the country, this long-established inn founded during the Kyoho era. Breakfast is served in the cute dining room next to the entrance. There are tables and chairs in front, and there are only two cute tatami rooms along the back wall. Although there were few customers having breakfast, the hospitality was outstanding. They had prepared a red lacquered tray with simmered dishes, seasoned seaweed, salad, shirasu (whitebait), sweetened dried fish, and white rice. There was a lot more volume than it appeared, and the white rice was very delicious and went well with the fish. You can eat as much as you want (laughs). The beautiful landlady's service was wonderful, and even the one waitress had a sense of hospitality and professionalism. Staying here was the right choice, a wonderful inn.

In the mid-Edo period around 1716, a long-established inn founded during the Kyoho era has its building registered as a tangible cultural property of the country. The three-story wooden building, which has been renovated and expanded, is quite a maze with narrow staircases and corridors, maintaining an old-fashioned atmosphere that is cozy and calming. The hot spring bath is small, fitting only three people at a time. We chose the timing carefully to use it. The dinner was the "Crab Hot Pot Course" (priced at ¥22,000 per person, excluding tax) served in a separate private room. The meal included appetizers (crab and seaweed salad, abalone, geoduck, konjac stew, pickled mackerel, bamboo shoots, and ginkgo nuts), sashimi (stonefish, yellowtail, belt fish, and autumn squid), charcoal-grilled crab, female snow crab vinegar (limited to November-December), crab hot pot, tempura (crab legs, crab ovaries, belt fish, eggplant, and myoga ginger), porridge, dessert (strawberries and mandarins), beer (¥550 excluding tax), and oolong tea (¥350 excluding tax). The elegant and well-seasoned appetizers were a great start, with a wide variety of dishes. The seafood was delicious, as expected in a port town. The tempura included the rare belt fish, making us feel fortunate. The attendant was very attentive and even entertained us with interesting conversations until the end, making it a delightful and enjoyable experience.

I stayed overnight with breakfast included to have dinner at Tomitaya. Tomitaya is about a 10-minute walk away. The three-story wooden building, established during the Kyoho era, feels very historical, but the interior has been renovated beautifully and feels comfortable. It is registered as a tangible cultural property. The Miyazu Onsen Pinto hot spring has a daily output of 1 ton, and it's nice to soak in the reddish-brown hot spring. I woke up to the fragrant smell of mirin-dried fish being grilled in the kitchen for breakfast. In addition to mirin-dried horse mackerel, there was spinach and whitebait salad, pickled Japanese pepper, miso soup with clams, and the classic breakfast staple of hot tofu. It has become a classic, but it would feel lonely without it. 866 Uoya, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture.

This is a ryokan where I stayed overnight in Miyazu, visited for sightseeing at Amanohashidate. It's about a 10-minute walk from Miyazu Station. Miyazu Port, where sightseeing boats to Amanohashidate depart, is about a 5-minute walk away. The surrounding area seems to be an old city area with ryokans and restaurants scattered around. This ryokan is a three-story wooden building with a traditional Japanese atmosphere. The room I stayed in had a private bathroom, but it seems that many rooms do not have a toilet or washroom. Despite its age, the place was clean and well-maintained. Meals were served in the dining room on the first floor for both breakfast and dinner. The dinner plan included "local fish and Wagyu beef". The meal consisted of 6 appetizers, a sashimi platter with sea bream, sea bass, and squid, Wagyu beef teppanyaki, grilled rock oysters, chawanmushi, conger eel tempura with sauce, rice with sea bream soup, and fruit. The ingredients weren't high-end, but the food had a simple and delicious taste, with a suitable portion size. There were 2-3 types of beer, local sake, and shochu available for drinks. The price was a bit on the higher side. For breakfast, the main dishes were simmered dried sardines in sweet soy sauce and tofu hot pot in a Japanese-style room. The freshly cooked rice was deliciously hot. After having a series of hotel buffets, I found comfort in this simple Japanese meal. The price for one night with two meals, including drinks, was around 20,000 yen. I think it would be more affordable to stay here during the off-season. It was a ryokan where I felt that staying at a traditional Japanese inn can be a nice experience.

Here is a traditional 3-story inn called "Saroku Honkan" in Kyoto, established during the Edo period. It has a charming appearance that exudes history. While dinner is said to feature famous Kyoto cuisine and seafood from Miyazu, I only had breakfast. The breakfast was simple, healthy, and featured fresh fish from Miyazu that was so good I wanted seconds. The price was reasonable, and the portion was satisfying. It was a rare experience to eat at a tangible cultural property inn. Despite the cold winter in Kyoto, the warm and welcoming atmosphere and hospitality made for a heartwarming night for both the mind and body.

The day after visiting Taketou, we went to Sobanchi for lunch and then to Chairok Honkan for dinner to eat yellowtail shabu-shabu! Oh boy, I can't help but have a big appetite when I stand up like this... The history of Chairok Honkan is quite impressive. It was established during the Edo period, around 290 years ago, as "Tabishuku Chairo." The current Chairok Honkan, built in the early Taisho period, is designated as a nationally registered tangible cultural property. It's a magnificent place. We arrived in Miyazu and had some time to spare, so we enjoyed sightseeing as well! Amanohashidate, one of Japan's three scenic views, was quite crowded. The coastline with blue pine trees and white sand is perfect for a leisurely stroll. My partner and I usually don't do much sightseeing (eating is our sightseeing! haha), so this was a refreshing change. As for the yellowtail course, the grilled yellowtail collar, yellowtail daikon, and yellowtail shabu-shabu were delicious. However, the wasabi was mixed wasabi, so that was a bit disappointing. I prefer not to use processed wasabi in dishes like this. After the meal, the hostess kindly offered, "Would you like to visit the hot springs?" but we had to rush back, so we declined (I'm not sure if it's an additional charge or not). I would have loved to try the hot springs if we had more time. The service was very homey and friendly. You can enjoy the food, tour the building, or visit the hot springs. I hope this building remains intact for many years to come. Thank you for the wonderful meal!