Before checking in onsen ryokan, dropped by a local cool coffee shop in Sakai for a break.  Customers have choices of coffee beans from various locations in Central/South America, Africa etc.  It’s run by a young guy.

 

 

Awara onsen

Our first stay. Picked a 100+ year old onsen ryokan and stayed in a garden suite of Kangetsu Tei.  

 

 

Calligraphy by former Prime Minister of Japan, and gift from Taisho Emperor are also on display in public area.

 

Sumptuous Kaiseki dinner in private dining room, great service

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