I stayed at a rural inn featured in Japanese dramas (except for the one in picture 1)...perfect for taking CCD photos 🤣 But it was so expensive during the summer! It's usually under 200 yen, but I booked 500 yen a night. I passed another hotel (pic 1) that was 2780 yen a night, so I skipped it.
Actually, rural inns in Japan have many rules (like no washing machines after 8 pm and no showers or hair dryers after 10 pm), and the buildings are mostly old and wooden, even the bathrooms are wood with a cement coating, which is a bit hard to understand. Aside from the geckos and spiders in the room (I'm not afraid of geckos at all and find them cute, but spiders are a different story, though. But northern Okinawa isn't very modernized, and I saw so many spiders on the streets, I was amazed. Anyway, if you're afraid of spiders, don't stay here), it's really quite unique.
The owner really tried their best to provide excellent service; there were many foreign language tips posted inside, and the breakfast was delicious (you absolutely must try the bitter melon when you come to Okinawa, it's so good!!!). The washrooms and toilets were also made to be modern (for example, the area above the entrance hall is still very old-fashioned with wooden structures, but the shower room wasn't made of pure wood, it was covered with cement).
By the way, besides the aquarium itself, you can also check out the attached botanical garden, which is amazing! It costs about 750 yen per person! It's so much prettier than botanical gardens in China, with lots of flowers and a lot of space!
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