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Jul 15th, 2012 | 09:15 PM
#22
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I was very pleased with Shojoshin-in:
http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com/d...hojoshinin.htm
When in Koya San, do consider walking through the cemetery at Okuno-in at dawn or dusk - very evocative!
http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com/d...hojoshinin.htm
When in Koya San, do consider walking through the cemetery at Okuno-in at dawn or dusk - very evocative!
Jul 16th, 2012 | 06:58 PM
#26
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When I went to Koyasan I was traveling from Miyajima so only got there around 3 pm...not much time to look around. The next day I did a morning walking tour - mainly in Okuno-in - and then in the afternoon saw the other sights - there is a lot to see there so I spent two nights easily - I did leave quite early the second morning as I was going on to Tokyo.
Jul 16th, 2012 | 10:04 PM
#27
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Aloha Mara,
How was the dinner on the second night compared to the first night? Was it the same? Just interested because in a ryokan situation in our experiences are that the second nights meal is always trying to top the first night.
Aloha?
How was the dinner on the second night compared to the first night? Was it the same? Just interested because in a ryokan situation in our experiences are that the second nights meal is always trying to top the first night.
Aloha?
Jul 17th, 2012 | 09:09 AM
#28
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Aloha, ht - of course you know it's all veggie there and also I am not a big foodie - I can happily eat ¥100 sushi at a kaiten sushi place....
Okay, so I just looked at my trip notes which weren't specific but then I looked at my photos and the two nights' dinners definitely looked different - since this trip was in 2009 I can't do much better than that....
That is interesting about your remark of the second night meal. When I went to Gujo Hachiman in 2010 for two nights I made the reservations with the help of a Japanese friend. She told me that the inn, a fairly inexpensive one, was not used to having guests for more than one night and it was preferable for me to eat out....I ended up having a big late lunch at a restaurant I had read about online so didn't miss having dinner. This year I spent two nights at an inn in Yufuin and the second night dinner was definitely better than the first which I did not care for the main course - I was really nervous that I would be disappointed but the second night was terrific....
Okay, so I just looked at my trip notes which weren't specific but then I looked at my photos and the two nights' dinners definitely looked different - since this trip was in 2009 I can't do much better than that....
That is interesting about your remark of the second night meal. When I went to Gujo Hachiman in 2010 for two nights I made the reservations with the help of a Japanese friend. She told me that the inn, a fairly inexpensive one, was not used to having guests for more than one night and it was preferable for me to eat out....I ended up having a big late lunch at a restaurant I had read about online so didn't miss having dinner. This year I spent two nights at an inn in Yufuin and the second night dinner was definitely better than the first which I did not care for the main course - I was really nervous that I would be disappointed but the second night was terrific....
