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... the day. We had shipped our suitcases to Mayumi's house via takkyubin service, which allows you to ship things almost anywhere in Japan overnight, for a cost of only about $10, so we had only carry-on bags. Even so, schlepping them to the metro during ...
... - we arrived at our destination to find a quaint little onsen village. The setting was absolutely wonderful, very scenic Japan, very olden days. The streets were laid with bricks, and lined with little shops selling traditional Japanese toys, ...
... . As soon as I stepped off the train and walked up the road, I began to get a sense of the old Japan. Narrow, windy streets, lovely bridges over lovely waterways and trees - thank the stars! So many beautiful trees! After prancing around ...
... When we arrived the table was set for tea in the middle of the room. We left our stuff and went out to explore Arima. After visiting various shrines and hot spring holes we did some shopping and rested our weary feet at a hot springs hole in the middle ...
