Atami

Last Thursday and Friday, my team(company) and I had the meeting at Atami, Shizuoka. Atami is the one of the famous hot spring resort in Japan. This was the first time to visit there for me.

 We supposed to see the nice view from the meeting room, but the weather was not nice the day...

The meeting started from 9:30AM and finished 6:30PM. It made me exhausted, but the dinner was really gorgeous! It could be more fun if I visit there with my friend, not the company meeting.

 The hotel we stayed is a kind of Japanese style hotel "Ryokan(旅館)." I don't think I haven't stayed this style hotel for a long time, so I was a bit surprised when I saw the table setting like above. The Nakai-san(I can't think about the best word for them. It may be I can call them as Servant or waitress) is always attentive and aware of the pace at which the guests are dining, so that she can serve dishes at the perfect timing.

Aappetizer

 Sashimi and soup

Mozuku seaweed in vinegar soup and broiled fish

 Awabi(Abalone in butter sause)

 Takiawase(Vegitable,mear, fried tofu and etc. are cooked separately.)

Nabe(Hot pot dish)

Rice and Miso soup

Dessert

 While we were eating the dinner, the "Nakai-san(servant)" prepared our Futon. We don't need to do anything, Nakai-san does everything we need. I love this Japanese spirit of hospitality! I stayed with two of my co-workers, and we drank a bit of alcohols and chatted until 1:00AM.

The breakfast was really nice.

 The meeting was over around 15:00PM, and I got off the meeting... TIRED.

I stopped the souvenir shops near the Atami station after the meeting. I didn't have much time for shopping, so I got some souvenirs for my father, friend.