Poppoan Yufu

... journey, partly to review my course in Japanese and extract the verbs and vocabulary needed for the tasks of travel, and mostly because I loved this ryokan with its old wooden buildings looking like samurai houses and stone lanterns and paths through plantings, and lit torches at night.

... are open all year round entrance is 530yen for adults. Information 0972-65-3000; if calling from outside of Japan the country code is 81 ).

The walking tour starts at Sala-de-Usuki Visitors Center. This multi-use complex houses a cafe, rooms for learning different things from pottery to beaded jewelry, and also has free computers that visitors can use for up to an hour. The classes vary and depend on the teacher but it may be possible to join in a class upon ...

... 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 ...

... station, buses leave every 40minutes or so from 730 am to 630pm (get a time table from the Nakatsu station information desk). Take the bus to Kakisaka 柿坂 , it takes about 40minutes. I would suggest getting there before sundown since the cycling center is a short walk from the bus stop (probably about 10mintues) but the country roads could be confusing. Calling the cycling terminal and asking someone to pick you up might ...

... razon, al crater se le llama el "bol de arroz". Esta totalmente cubierto de cesped y tiene una altura de 954 metros.
El autobus nos dejo en una explanada llena de tiendas de souvenirs, desde donde se podia coger un funicular, pagando 400 yens, hasta la cima de Nakadake. Mi guia decia que se podia subir andando, en unos 20 minutos, asi que optamos por esa opcion, para estirar las piernas y con un poco se suerte fortalecerlas.
En la subida las vistas eran ...

... verde brillante. Precioso.
Espero que manana haga un dia soleado para sacar buenas fotos de los alrededores.
A las 9 de la noche ya estabamos cenadas, duchadas y leyendo un libro (o escribiendo en el portatil).
Oh! Las almohadas tienen dentro lo que parecen al tacto pistachos. Nicola pensaba que eran habas, pero sonaban como pistachos. En el otro hostal en Kawaguchiko, las almohadas tenian dentro algo que parecia arroz. Total, como les sobra....

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... Lets go Johno?)

Overall

I ended up really liking Beppu. I relaxed somewhat. Although I did sleep in a lot I was happy with what I did get done. Would definatley return to Beppu again. Found a great Yakitori (chicken kebab) place (which I should say had the most beautiful girl I had ever seen in Japan working there, who was actually Chinese!!). Maybe why I ate there so much haha. There was a
large abundance of hostess bars and ...

Headed out early again to Aso from Kumamoto. Aso is situation within the caldera (crater) of the largest volcano that existed on Earth that we know of. And in the middle of it sits a few extinct volcanoes plus one that still spews steam and smoke.

Headed by bus up to the cable car station and walked up to the volcano, which was apparently giving off noxious fumes so they closed off access to the site, which wasted a trip for most of the visitors. Besides, the wind was ...

... 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 ...