Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 17 Blossoms for Tomorrow: Pool On the Hill

Ohaiyo Inn is hit with low occupancy rates, and Takako feels the pressure from the board of directors. She orders Ohana to prepare a questionnaire to send out to the guests. As Ohana struggles to come up with the right questions, an art director named Enishi comes to the inn to take photos for a tourism magazine. Enishi and Takako are siblings who do not get along, and it's evident from their bickering. Meanwhile, Ohana and her friends decide to utilize a neglected swimming pool on the top of the hill. They work hard to clean and repair it, making it a beautiful place to relax and take a dip. Madam Manager’s grandson rejuvenates the pool. When Enishi sees how lively the inn is with the pool’s reopening, he starts to think about ways to improve the inn's image, and the idea of a pool bar comes to his mind. Will they be able to get the funding for the new addition? And will Enishi and Takako finally reconcile their differences?