“U-rin-an” is a guest house located in the middle of the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. The Kurashiki Bikan area is a place where traditional architecture and buildings are preserved. However, people enjoy the urban lifestyle. The way people live in this area demonstrate the spirit of Kurashiki, which is a city that survived the Edo period that still remains today. In addition, Kurashiki is famous for art (e.g. Ohara Museum of Art) and folk craft. Japanese kimono schools still exist in this area.
U-rin-an is a house that is 100 years old and is built in a Japanese wooden style. Here, you can experience the culture and traditional lifestyle of Japan. U-rin-an transforms into a cafe and a guesthouse depending on the time of the day. During the day time, it is a cafe. At night, it becomes a guesthouse. Most travelers, like young Japanese students, arrive during the day and leave their luggages to go sightseeing.
U-rin-an is famous for Kuruma-za (sitting around table), which bring people together in the evening. Some travelers check-in during the evening to meet and interact with other guests. Kuruma-za is a space where visitors can introduce themselves, get to know each other and create long lasting friendships.
For your information :
Name of Cafe and Guest house : Yuurin-an
Address : 2-15, Motomashi, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Japan
Rooms : 5 Japanese tatami-floor dorm rooms.
http://u-rin.com/ (japanese only but many nice photos, you will catch the atmosphere.)
U-RIN-AN at café time
Famous SHIAWASE-Purin (Happy Pudding)
Inside of café-time
"Famous TAMAGO-KAKE-GOHAN (steamed rice and raw egg, often seasoned with soy sauce) bowl "
Aso Shrine main gate
Looking up to main shrine
Aso Shrine small shrine
Baby shrine is located after long stone stairs.
Aso Shrine looking down
Viewing Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Street in Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Preserved old town
Street in Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Preserved old town
Street in Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Preserved old town
Shop of Sake dealer
Preserved old town
Door for a fireproof Warehouse
Being used as café (Bikan Historical Quarter)
Private house in Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Good design
UJIKO (Shrine parishioner) for ASO Shrine
UJIKO keeps ASO Shrine
Wood Tag Sanitation duty this week
Cleaning up Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
No relation with U-RIN-AN, but strange house in Kurashiki
Kurashiki, Sanyodo Antique Mall