Nishimuraya Honkan Ryokan

We had a nice sleep in and a tasty unagi (eel) lunch before jumping on the train to Kinosaki Onsen. The trip was about 3 hours in length. When we arrived they had a free shuttle bus to drop people off at their ryokans (traditional Japanese inn). We stayed at Nishimuraya Honkan Ryokan and what a ryokan it was!! Thank you mum for taking us there!! =) Everything was absolutely AMAZING!! The food, service, accomodations and views were excellent.

The view of the garden from our room.

Dinner Day 1

Starters with a sakura sake.

Grilled sardine with other goodies.

Sam's sashimi.

Mushrooms, tofu and fish in a clear broth.

Tofu, mushrooms, potato, fish and seaweed in a tasty saucy broth.

Some kind of tasty fish.

Crab and seaweed jelly.

Abalone, young bamboo and a HUGE bean

Fruit was super sweet (but not overripe sweet) and tasty.

We ordered the kaiseki (Japanese-style) course for the 3 nights we stayed. In spring you get young bamboo shoots, which reminded me a bit of corn.. O_O.. You also get rice, pickles and miso soup just before dessert as well! Soo much food!! 

I'll write a bit more about Kinosaki Onsen in the coming post.