by Kazu
Leaving the former guesthouse of the fleet-and-nets owner in the port city Otaru, we headed to Hotel "Ginrinsou" on the top of the hill in the outskirt of the city. The old main building of Japanese traditional design had brought from Yoichi Town adjacent to Otaru City.
The powerful owners of fleet and nets for pacific herring fishing had built such palace-like house on the hill from where the Sea of Japan could be seen, many years ago.
All the parts of this "Pacific Herring Palace" called "Nishin Goten" in Japanese had been brought from the adjacent town Yoichi to here to rebuild the original building. The new buildings for guestrooms were built next to the traditional palace building. Many expensive art works and furniture were displayed in the old building.
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