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Senjōju ⛩️

I found out that this is called Senjōju ⛩️

Climbed for an hour

Little Master 🧙‍♀️ says it’s okay, since we’re already here, we might as well climb to the top of the mountain

But my buddy couldn’t go any further

Looking at the map, Senjōju looks bigger when far away and smaller up close, Little Master 🧙‍♀️ thinks it’s drawn quite vividly
Looks like we’re still halfway up the mountain, and if we insist on climbing higher, it might delay the rest of our trip

So we decided to go down together

When we came back, we found out that there wasn’t much more to go up
Because the torii ⛩️ really gets smaller as you go up

Everyone washed their hands in the clear spring
Little Master 🧙‍♀️ also washed her phone 📱 while she was at it
Now thinking back, it was a bit scary
I wonder if we annoyed the mountain god
Luckily, no one around us started beating us up

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Had dinner at an izakaya 🏮, a place where the locals go to relax and chat after work
Compared to sake, I prefer drinking sake 🍶
The nearby supermarket sells various manga and magazines mixed together

Kinosaki Onsen ♨️

The next day, we took a small train 🚄 to Kinosaki and soaked in the hot springs

Before this, Little Master 🧙‍♀️ had never been to a hot spring ♨️
But as a northerner, it shouldn’t be much different from a public bathhouse

Real Hot Springs ♨️

But the reality is beyond imagination

First of all, the hot springs ♨️ have open-air baths, artificial mountains, and ponds, with autumn leaves 🍂 and snowflakes ❄️
Soaking in the warm spring water ♨️ is so blissful 🥰

When we arrived at the hotel earlier, Little Master 🧙‍♀️ had strained herself climbing up the Senjōju ⛩️
Her joints were in intense pain, and she could only crawl on the tatami mats

But miraculously, after soaking in the hot springs, she completely recovered

Not only that, but she marveled at the fact that false boiler water can only be used for bathing, while real hot springs can rejuvenate the body

Because it was November, there was steam rising near the hot spring source
There were also hot spring eggs being sold on the roadside, which could be put in the hot springs ♨️ for 20 minutes
When taken out, they become perfectly cooked boiled eggs

The water is so clear, there are fish in it
And various types of large crabs 🦀️
The buses here are just like in Singapore

Wave your hand to get on 🙋‍♂️, press a small button 🔘 before getting off

Hiyo Coast

Unlike in San Francisco and Italy, the sea here is very clean, with no fishy smell
But the weather ☁️ suddenly changed. It was just sunny, and then it started raining heavily, and it was really cold
We took shelter in the nearby aquarium, got a cup of hot coffee, and listened to the sound of rain, which was warm

Rainbow 🌈

First time seeing a rainbow 🌈
Taking a big picture to commemorate it

Aquarium

Bought a ticket without hesitating
It was only a little over 100 yuan, and there were 7 themes to see
It was even better than the aquarium in Tokyo
Because it’s by the sea, the place is huge
I saw a giant walrus
Next to it, you could also measure your weight. 21 Little Masters 🧙‍♀️ == this walrus
And finally, there was a 30-minute water show with small dolphins 🐬

Onsen Temple

There is a small mountain nearby, you can take a cable car 🚠 up
The mountain is not high, but there is already accumulated snow
The design of the eaves is great, the snow doesn’t splash around

Steam rises from the roof tiles
When we returned to the hotel, we found that there was a fountain in the middle of the road ⛲️
It’s very strange, I don’t understand why it would be designed like that

Packed up our luggage 🧳 and headed back to Osaka

Kanehide Ramen 🍜

Food street
To eat at Kanehide Ramen 🍜, you need to make a reservation in advance, otherwise there will be no seats when you arrive
You can choose to sit on the tatami mats, but it’s really uncomfortable kneeling, so we sat on the hollow seats pretending to be on tatami mats


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