Kuzunoha — Local services in Osaka

We arrived at 10:30 am or so at the tube station, got directions from a storekeeper and headed there. An old lady saw us with suitcases and asked whether we were going to the ryokan. Of course her intuition was correct and she turned out to be the owner of that ryokan! Our room on 1/F faces the street but it was not noisy at all. Actually, we had a good view of hte Shrine festival parade that took place on 22 and 23 July. So our bird's eye view was very rewarding. We got hot water every night for our tea and the air-conditioning was adequate. Had our own shower/bath and toilet. Very self-contained. The ryokan was deceptively small as it has nine rooms. I asked for directions to the airport to make use of my Nankai rail coupon that came with my Kansai Area Pass Wide. The grandson (Canadian/Japanese) gave me great directions, which was much better than for me to go to Umeda or Nanba with their huge stations and long walking distance. All in all, highly recommendable -- but you need to be able to haul your luggage up the 1/F steps, which was not that bad but demanding a bit. Oh, no breakfast included with the room. No Wifi either.||||Tips to reach the hotel: Leave the Miyakojima station via the lift from platform to turnstile level, and another lift up one level to the road level. Leave this second lift, turn right and make a U-turn, walk straight ahead. After 5 minutes or so, you see a side road forking to the right. Walk along it, past a shrine (as in my photo below) and another minute or two you would be standing at the front entrance...

It’s an amazing place, like something out of a time warp. An old fashioned ryokan, where you’ll sit on the floor, sleep on the floor, and they’ll run a luxurious bath for you every night. It helps if you speak a little Japanese but it’s not totally necessary. Learning to say ただいま when you return is a good start. The couple who runs it are...

舞台を観に行くために大阪へ。 方向音痴なので、出来るだけ近くの宿を…と探していて見つけました。 予約よりもかなり早い時間についてしまったのですが、快く迎えていただきました。部屋の冷房つけてなくて…と謝って下さったのですが、こちらが連絡もなく早くついたのが悪いので逆に申し訳なくなりました。 お部屋のお風呂が故障で使えませんでしたが、共同風呂があったので助かりました。、お部屋も広く、冷蔵庫も大きいものが置いてあり便利でした。 あと、私が１番驚いたのは部屋の電気のスイッチです。 お布団が敷いてある頭の近くの床、コンセント近くにスイッチがあり、寝る時にとても便利で気がきいているなーと思いました。 旅館の方も本当に優しく親切で、また大阪に行くことがあればお世話...