Katsumi

Use the restaurant for lunch. It has a nice retro atmosphere. We may not be able to provide this service, so it is best to contact us by phone in advance. The simple taste is ◎! !

I walked to Ise Grand Shrine from Osaka in January of the new year. Along the way, we crossed a mountain pass and took a detour to Takihara. I wanted to visit Takihara Shrine first.I had injured my leg the day before, and by the time I reached Takihara it was already dark. I visited Takihara Shrine in total darkness (you can visit at night during New Year's Day). I was actually supposed to arrive earlier, so I called Katsumi Ryokan to apologize for being late. She was a very responsive old lady. Before I went, I had the impression that it was an inn run by an elderly couple in a rural area, and I was wondering if there were actually any reservations.As I limped along to Katsumi Ryokan, a short distance from Takihara Shrine, a light truck passed me several times. About the third time, the light truck pulled up next to me, and a petite old woman spoke to me from inside. We both confirmed that I was staying at Matsumura, where I had a reservation for today, and the other was Katsumi Ryokan, where I had a reservation for today. He then gave me a ride the rest of the way to the inn. I thought it would be a little further, but it turned out to be a lot further than I expected, so I was grateful that they had come to pick me up.The food was amazing, as per some of the reviews on Google Maps, which was the only place I could find out about this inn. There were five or six bite-sized pieces of boiled yam that had been picked this morning in the landlady's family's field, but they were all eaten up before the sweetfish. The miso soup is a simple country miso soup that cannot be recreated using ingredients you can buy at a city supermarket. The wild ayu that my husband, who is always watching TV or watching the newspaper next to the counter, had caught today was surprisingly fat, and was prepared in a variety of ways, including miso-simmered and salt-grilled. . I took all of it from the beginning and ate it all.One thing I didn't know before coming was whether there would be a bath or not. I don't think it's possible, but there are no guarantees. Come to think of it, I forgot to ask on the phone. The answer here is that there is a well-maintained bath with a slightly larger tub. And what I didn't expect was a hot spring. It was written that the water was drawn from radium hot springs. I never expected to come to Takihara and take a hot spring bath.The room has futons on tatami mats in the countryside. I remembered the time when my mother took me to stay with my grandparents in the countryside. For someone like me who considers being able to come into contact with nature and climate as the ultimate luxury, this place was bliss....The terrain around Takihara, including Odai, is rough, with rivers flowing deep into the bottom of valleys from the hills where private houses are located. A bridge called a bridge spans between cliffs. On nights when the wind blows, you can hear the sound of rushing water from the darkness of the valley. When I get tired of walking and feel lonely, I feel a fear of nature.

This is a ryokan with a Showa era atmosphere, with a general who cures nerve pain while fishing for sweetfish, and an elegant landlady.

A homely shop where the proprietress and the owner are both friendly and welcoming.