beppu, on the island of kyushu. city of onsen, and the sea. my first onsen experience, here in the hostel. (stephen tried one on sado). onsen are hot springs, and are a part of the japanese cultural experience. tomorrow the 'hell tour'... dusk over the mountains was beautiful this evening.
beppu. september 9th
the hell tour!
a sunny HOT day to go to hell! did the Jigoku Meguri ('hell tour') in the mountainous part of beppu today. it is a tour of 8 hot springs that are too hot for bathing, but are natural wonders of visual interest. finished the day with a visit to a bathing onsen, the Hyotan, our first outdoor one. finished our onsen visit with some yummy edamame, and beer (for stephen!). made our way eventually back down to the hostel, and after i cooked myself dinner, we ventured out again on a search for stephen's dinner. tried a small ramen shop, of course with more beer. lovely day in beppu.
chinoike jigoku (blood pool hell)
tatsumaki jigoku (tornado hell)
shiraike jigoku (white pool hell)
oniyama jigoku (devil's mountain hell)
kamado jigoku (oven hell)
yama jigoku (mountain hell)
umi jigoku (sea hell)
oniishibozu jigoku (oniishi shaven head hell)
jigoku meguri
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