Published date: December 28, 2024
A popular inn where you can spend time with a smile! Cost-effective weekend use is a bargain
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Experience of the stay
Anyway, I am having so much fun with the walking activities of the OMO brand of Hoshino Resorts, and I am visiting various OMOs! This time, since I wanted to keep costs down while pilgrimage traveling, I opted for dining out to make the weekend feel more worthwhile. Let’s get a seat that’s easy to see for the original Yosakoi dance show held every evening by the hotel staff a bit earlier.
Also, I participated in an activity with the Omo Ranger, touring Kochi’s Sunday market, "Sugakiichuu, the number one Sunday market in Japan!" The vegetables were cheap and fresh, but I couldn’t take them back on the plane, so I bought a mackerel sandwich at the bakery using yuzu yeast introduced by the Omo Ranger, and after checking out, I enjoyed it in the hotel lobby with local beer from Kochi, and it was incredibly delicious!
The lockers for guests were also very easy to use and large, so I was able to utilize them before check-in and after check-out as well. Of course, the room was clean and comfortable, and being on a high floor with a great view made me very satisfied.
Experiences during the trip
I climbed to the top of Kochi Castle, and the view was excellent; the wooden construction remains just as it was at the time, making it really wonderful. I fully utilized the one-day tram pass, and I was able to stop by the popular Gomen Station convenience store.
Also, since the hotel was without meals, I had dinner at a Tosa restaurant near Harimaya Bridge, and of course, when you think of Kochi, you think of Katsuo no Tataki - it was really delicious.
At the 29th temple, Tosa Kokubunji, which I visited as part of my pilgrimage, I enjoyed matcha and sweets while overlooking the garden at the temple cafe (500 yen), and the treasure viewing (700 yen) was also good; I was able to see culturally important treasures, including the statue of Yakushi Nyorai, and the staff at the temple explained everything very politely.