Ise Shi-eki

After the transfer from the hotel to the station, I met the Spanish-American couple from Denver who I'd met on the Kumano Kodo.
I took the Limited Express 4-car train from Kii-Katsuura along the beautiful flooded coast with bays and islets but few sandy beaches, and many tunnels on the single-track line to Taki, and then the local 2-car train to Ise-shi.
I stayed at a 100-year-old traditional wooden ryokan, Hoshide-Kan, with an escape ladder in my bedroom. It had a small onsen for one person.
In the evening, I walked into the centre of town to Geku-sando, a supposedly lively street but it was very quiet even on a Friday night. The side-streets were quiet dark. I had western food for a change.Read more