Friday, January 8, 2010

Hot Springs & Hot Sake @ Kurama Onsen <2009.11.24>

As the weather changes quickly in this season it`s good to have a plan B in case it`s raining the whole day. With upcoming clouds we decided to spend a day at northern tip of Kyoto – Kurama – famous for its hot springs.




But there is more to do than just jumping into a hut barrel of water – it’s a nice place for hiking or enjoy typical mountain village atmosphere.



Here the Kurama & Yuki shrine holds every year a strange festival where incredible huge lantern where lit up and carried by half-naked men up to the main shrine – not to be missed ;-)







Still the highlight of today was the dip in the hot water at the famous Kuruma Onsen.



Our last day we visited the remaining temples in the center & upper north famous for dry stone gardens and the ancient Zijo Castle.







Goodbye Samurai

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