We booked into a ryokan (Japanese traditional inn) for our next 3 nights stay in Kyoto. Ryokan Kyoraku is actually a modern type of ryokan rather than the traditional type with beautiful decorated features etc, and they can cost you a bomb as their prices would normally include for dinner and breakfast. Ours did not provide any meal.
The entrance, where shoes were not allowed. Slippers would be provided for the guests.
Luckily they have the lift facility in the building, otherwise it would be very difficult with the baggages. We stayed on the 3rd floor.
The common sitting area
Our room with the tatami floor. It was small but clean. Ya, they ought to because guests were not allowed to stay in the room between 10am to 4pm every day! They claimed that that was their cleaning time!
Our futon beds, folded neatly at one side. They were quite comfy actually.
These two chairs and a small table were cramped into the balcony area. Would be good to enjoy a tea session in the summer, but with the temperature dropping to 9 to 10 degree Celcius we didn't think it was a good idea.
The doors can be shut, yup they are made from papers!
The small toilet, designed for petite peopole like us.
After taking bath we changed into the 'yukata' provided. They are the Japanese summer cotton kimono (worn by both men and women).
There is one important rule to wear this yukata. That is to wrap the right side of the yukata over the body, then overlap it with the left side.
Make sure you don't do it the other way round otherwise it means dressing a corpse for burial.
Ok... time for the tea then..... cheers everybody!
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