Hoteiya Yufu

This charming village may be a highlight of the trip -　a touch of `old Japan` so elusive in the cities. Found another old ryokan where no one spoke English, but managed to get a room, and head straight to the onsen.

Decided to spend a second night -- in part to rest from ...

... of the walking tour are the ruins of Usuki castle. The moat and the steps leading up to the grounds of the former castle are the main attraction here. As we ascended the steps leading to the empty ground my friend taught me a wish making tradition. There was a wooden mon, or gate, along the stairwell. If wishmakers can throw a stone up and have it land upon the top of the gate without falling their wish will come true.

My stone landed upon the gate at my third throw.

... colorful sky-high portable shrines carried during the Hita Gion Festival and Kangien (a progressive educational institution that produced some of the famous personalities in Japanese history and was run by the ancestors of the current Oita governor).
The hotel itself looks out on to Mikuma River and offers a variety of plans for rest, relaxation, meals, and best of all the yakata-bune which is a traditional river boat with tatami mats and ...

... 4), free to people staying at the terminal.

Sites to see along the path include Ao-no-domon 青の同門　 ; a tunnel which was chizeled by one man for 30 years to repent for killing a man, and Yabakei Bridge 耶馬溪橋, an eight arch stone bridge spanning 116meters, the longest in Japan. Not far from the path is a road stop called Michi-no-eki Yaba Topia 道の駅 ...

... en la pantalla. Una de las veces nos dijo: "Maybe one day I'll go". Estupendo. Acaba de enterrar a su marido hace menos de un ano y aun tiene ganas de viajar y vivir la vida. Ole!
Cogimos el autobus que nos llevaba al crater de Nakadake, que paraba justo en la puerta. En la subida vimos el monte de Komezuka, que tiene forma conica. Segun la leyenda, la perfeccion del crater se debe a que los dioses de Aso estaban recogiendo arroz y necesitaban donde almacenarlo. Por ...

12 Julio 2009 - Llegada a la zona de Aso
La idea para hoy era ir a la zona montanosa de Aso a ver la caldera y varios volcanes, pero la combinacion de trenes no era muy buena. Cuando llegamos eran las 4 de la tarde y ya no habia autobuses siquiera para subir al hostal que estaba a 1.4 km.
El hostal me recordo al de Nikko. Estaba en medio de un pueblo perdido, rodeado de arboles y bastante tranquilo. Las duenas son dos mujeres, una de unos ochenta ...

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... in front of a bunch of Japanese men. Honestly, I struggle to use Urinals because I find them primitive and barbaric! Anyway, I found one of the biggest and famous in Beppu (Takawari or something like that). It also, had a sand bath! The lady pointed me to a change room. I soon realised I was the only guy there. They make you undress and put a special robe on. The robe is like a hospital robe and is completely undone at one side. You have to tie it up well ...

... colder and sunnier, however that happens.

Either way, after a quick nap on the train, we were in Beppu, onsen capital and neon playground, though it was pretty dead being a weekday and all. We met a couple of other tourists at the hostel, Kai (German) and Leo (Filipino) and headed right to an onsen, which was totally what the doctor ordered to rest my aching feet and strained legs. We actually ended up at Kitahama spa, a newer spa with outdoor pool and wet ...

... one active volcano in the area - with the idea that we'll walk around its crater before heading back down. Unfortunately - due to volcanic activity - the crater is not the safest place to be that day so we just decide to walk down from the top - about a 3 hour jaunt. Again the views are great and despite the snow storm the previous night, the day is warm and clear. We decided to try and take a short cut through the woods, lost our bearings ...