WORLDVIEW

Hello, everyone. Yuki Hirasaka here.
Today, I will finally be guiding you through Fuurinkan Hotel, where you will all be staying.
We also have a rare guest with us today. It seems Yuzuki Murakumo, the owner, has come to evaluate…er, observe, the tour.
Was there anything you wanted to share, Yuzuki?

Don’t mind me. Hurry up and get started already.

…I suppose not. While these aren’t the most ideal conditions for me, let’s set off.

I’ll give a brief overview of the hotel again.
The Fuurinkan Hotel building uses Giyofu architecture. Simply speaking, it’s a building that was created by Japanese architects who attempted to copy Western style architecture.
Doesn’t it have a charming exterior?
Also, did you all know that the Fuurinkan Hotel serves as Okunezato’s sole lodging facility?
Actually, around ten years ago, there were quite a few hot spring resorts in town, and—

…Ah, sorry, please ignore that.
Let’s go inside, shall we?

The Fuurinkan Hotel lobby is an atrium, making it feel open and spacious.
To think that there’s only seven rooms despite its size is quite extravagant, isn’t it?
At the front desk, you’ll see Fuurinkan Hotel’s sole female staff member, Yua Susano, welcoming guests.
I work the front desk from time to time, too.
Cats are the town’s guardian deities, so a mask of a cat is hung above the entryway.
It has kabuki makeup applied to it, so making eye contact with it in the dark of night gives me quite the scare.
The staircase on the left goes up to the guest rooms on the second floor.
If you keep going down the corridor on the left, you’ll arrive at our famous large baths.
Meanwhile, on the right, you’ll find our popular Japanese-style cafe and restaurant, Fuurin Cafe.

The Fuurin Cafe has its own entrance, so the townspeople can also freely frequent this relaxing space.
It has a plentiful menu ranging from light meals to Japanese-style Western food, and you can even find Chinese and Italian dishes here, too.
But our most famous dish is the special omurice. It’s been a popular staple at the cafe for many years.
While it may seem like your average omelette with rice, it’s apparently impossible to replicate its flavors.
Unfortunately, our female chef collapsed due to illness the other day, so you won’t be able to experience it for some time.
Ideally, I’d want to find a chef to replace her by this summer…
Do any of you happen to know anyone capable enough for the job? Age won’t be an issue.

Here is our famous British garden. A variety of Western flowers bloom depending on the season, making it a pleasant place to spend your time in.
But you’ll also see koi fish in the lake, and Japanese-style garden lanterns, so there’s not exactly much consistency in the theming here.
One day, we discovered that a white cat had actually made the garden its home. It’s quite friendly, and very cute.
Although Yua Susano was complaining that it hasn’t warmed up to her at all.

That’s all for today.
The hotel is full of other great features aside from the ones I shared with you today, such as the free-flowing hot spring baths, but I’ll leave them for you to discover and enjoy on your own during your visit.
To finish things off, Yuzuki, did you have anything you wanted to—oh? It seems he left at some point.
Er, well, next time, I’ll take you to some special places I still have yet to introduce to you all!