Rested and ready

While packet ramen for dinner last night was a bit eh, it certainly set the scene for breakfast. There were clams in the miso soup, I repeat clams in the miso soup. We'd planned to catch the train from Kata to Atashika at 9.25am, so prepared to leave at 9 for the kilometre walk to the station but the lovely manager said he'd give us a lift! Ryokan are about hospitality as much as anything and we have been so lucky with this gem in the middle of such quiet surrounds. We bowed as deeply as our backs and knees allowed at the station.Read more