With only eight days left in Japan, today we enjoyed exploring Kinosaki Onsen, which recently celebrated its 1300th anniversary. Yes, you read that right.
Walking through the streets and looking up the alleys, many historical sites surround this special village.
Below is one of two public foot onsens in the village. The other one is right next to the railway station. Just take off your shoes, sit on the seats and put your feet in the hot spring water which you can see flowing out of the rock in front of you. They both have pebbles protruding from the concrete on the bottom so you can massage your feet as they are soothed. But warning: the spring water is very hot!
The below photo shows a shrine on a hill in the middle of the village.
After a lunch of crab sandwiches, we got changed into our yukatas and visited some more onsens.
Our dinner tonight at Tsubakina Ryokan was another traditional eleven course Japanese meal which was very delicious. Here are some photos:
Appetiser (Zensai)
If you ever plan on visiting Kinosaki Onsen, we would highly recommend staying at Tsubakino Ryokan. The service is exceptional, the rooms clean and comfortable, the meals are unbelievable. There are also two private onsen baths you can book: after dinner tonight I had booked the second one (I booked the first one yesterday) and to spend half an hour in a private cedar onsen bath is a very special experience. This ryokan is better than expected and we'd come back here in a heartbeat.
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