Keitaro and his childhood sweetheart make a promise to be accepted at and to meet each other at the prestigous Toudai University before she moved out of his life. About a decade later, Keitaro has become an artist and a daydreamer, having ranked 27th from the last in the national practice exam. When his grandmother leaves the all-girls dormitory, he becomes the residential manager and soon meets up with two Todai applicants who may have been that sweetheart, since he`s forgotten her name. Then there the other tenants like young Shinobu who was in despair until Keitaro helped her, Motoko the swordsmaster who sees men as evil distractions, Su Kaolo the genius child inventor and the sneaky Kitsune.

湯川好藏是個極度熱衷於溫泉的愛好者，同時也是一位能夠憑藉嗅覺尋找溫泉源頭的「溫泉獵人」。某次，為了幫助一個鎮子振興，好藏在尋找秘湯時不慎從懸崖滑落，失去了生命。讓他在異世界重生的，是一座隱藏在岩石凹處、幽靜的小神社的稻荷神。於是，好藏與稻荷神的使者姬・繭玉小姐一同來到了異世界。 好藏立刻被他的溫泉獵人本能所驅使，與繭玉小姐一起在他們發現的溫泉中共浴。正在這時，一位精靈少女出現了。

Konohana Kitan is the heartwarming story of a new apprentice named Yuzu, and the other fox girls who work at a hot spring hotel called Konohatei. The staff at Konohatei live by one belief: no matter who one may truly be, no matter what, anyone who is a guest is a god. Of course, that includes you. Let the hospitality of Yuzu and the Konohatei heal your tired soul.