Iruka in Utoro claims itself to be a hotel, but it is operated like a low-end minshuku (guest house). It has one great attraction, its location is right by the sea, beautiful view of the sea throughout the day. Other than that, general quality of the place is rather poor, primarily because it has been around for quite a few years. And in fairness, maintaining such a place is rather difficult for small lodging owners in Japan. Overall, it was not what I expected. Fortunately, I only planned a 1-night stay. There is however one pleasant surprise, lunching at a boutique cafe about 600 metres down the road. It is named GVO, the owner is a sea urchin fisherman during "Uni" fishing season, so his specialty is cooking uni in a variety of ways. I had Spaghetti Uni - perfect!!!