Ryori Ryokan Otoriien

🐟The Taste of Sea Bream Raised by the Naruto Whirlpools

Naruto, Tokushima · Ryori Ryokan Otoriien

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A Culinary Ryokan at the Start of the Ohenro Pilgrimage

• ⛩️Near Ryozenji, temple No. 1 of Shikoku's 88-temple pilgrimage, and Oasahiko Shrine
• 🍽️A skilled chef cooks with seasonal ingredients from Tokushima's sea and mountains
• 🛏️A cozy Japanese-style inn where pilgrims, tourists, and business travelers alike rest

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All Rooms Tatami-Style

• 🌿The spacious 8-mat rooms suit couples and families, sleeping up to 4
• 🧳The compact 6-mat rooms suit business trips and solo pilgrims
• 🚿All rooms have private bath and toilet (some unit baths), and the whole inn is non-smoking

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Room Amenities

• 📺Every room has a TV, hair dryer, tea set, and Wi-Fi
• 🧴Bath towels, face towels, yukata, toothbrush set, and razor are provided
• ❄️Humidifiers available on request, alongside a shared fridge, microwave, and electric kettle

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Seasonal Kaiseki Raised by the Naruto Whirlpools

• 🌀The rushing currents of the Naruto Strait, one of the world's three great tidal whirlpools, raise sea bream with a firm, springy bite
• 🍲Naruto sea bream shabu-shabu comes as a course running from sashimi to tempura to ochazuke
• 🥢Dinner is available as either a standard or upgraded kaiseki course

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Limited Dishes That Change with the Seasons

• 🐡In winter (Dec-Feb), a fugu course makes full use of Awa Tokushima's blowfish
• 🍄Fall (Sep-Oct) brings fragrant matsutake kaiseki, summer (Jun-Sep) a full hamo (pike conger) course
• 🐟Winter yellowtail (Nov-Mar) and yosenabe hotpot round out the changing seasonal menu

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Dining Room and Banquet Halls

• 🍱Lunch (11:00-14:00) and dinner (17:00-19:00) are also available without an overnight stay
• 🎉Three banquet halls: 46-mat Matsu, 20-mat Take, and 10-mat Ume
• 🎂Kaiseki menus for weddings, funerals, and celebrations like okuizome can be arranged to budget

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A Hearty Breakfast to Start the Day

• 🍳A carefully prepared breakfast, with the generous dashimaki rolled omelet a standout
• ⚖️The chef balances the day's nutrition when preparing breakfast
• 🚶A meal meant to send pilgrims off well-fed on the first leg of a long journey

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Access & Nearby Sights

• 🚆About 12 minutes on foot from JR Bando Station, or 17 minutes from the Naruto-nishi highway bus stop
• 🎨Close to the Otsuka Museum of Art, which reproduces world masterpieces on life-size ceramic panels
• 🏺Try Otani-yaki pottery with roughly 230 years of history, and visit the Doitsukan (WWI POW camp site)

Sea bream raised by Naruto's fierce whirlpools, and kaiseki that changes with the seasons — this ryokan's pride. At the start of the Shikoku pilgrimage, fill body and mind with the flavors of Tokushima's sea and mountains.

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