
Ever since her death, strange things have plagued the ryokan, sparking the reputation that it is haunted by her ghost. Years ago, she tragically drowned in one of the ryokan's baths. Because of this, she and her sister frequently fight. Quiet and dedicated, she runs the ryokan on her own, although tradition dictates that only the oldest daughter can officially take over its management. Miwako is the younger daughter of the Shimizu family. She currently lives in a small city apartment in Kurume, making her own Lolita-style clothes and running a little bento stand. However, she was never interested in such a "boring" life and moved to Kyoto as soon as she was old enough. Yumi is the older daughter of the Shimizu family, and should therefore be running the ryokan, as per tradition.

Strange events, supposedly caused by a woman who died there mysteriously, are scaring away guests. You, as Nancy Drew travel as an English teacher to Kyoto, Japan as a reward for solving the preceding mystery in Oklahoma, where your friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne, are already set to vacation. Once you arrive at your ryokan, however, you discover that not all is as it seems.

