kyushu trip part 1: Oita
My first stop in Kyushu was Fukuoka.. Didn't take too many pictures though.. Had a great Japanese new year with my homestay family back from 2004. Had Oseichi, and other traditional Japanese new year foods, watched Kohaku together, visited relatives together etc. Was a good experience .. made me understand better yet another part of Japanese culture.
On the right is a Singaporean A L T in Oita. Stayed over with her and her brother while I was in Oita. While I was at Oita, we went to Beppu, a place renowned for its onsens, even among the Japanese. It was raelly magical, as steam emerges from everywhere, even drains!
(Right) That's the brother and we're at Umi Jigoku.. literally.. the Sea Hell. The Hell Ponds are known as such coz of the steam rising from them. Also, these ponds are so hot that anyone who enters them will certainly be scorched to death!
(Left) The overpowering smell of sulphuric fumes :S
(Left) Eggs cooking in the pond!!
(Bottom) Scenic view of the Hell Pond
After the Hell Ponds, I went to the Hyoutan Onsen. It was a really great experience going for not just the usual onsens, but also the sandbath and having WARM water splashing onto my back; that was like the best massage ever!
posted by benz @ 4:56 AM
5 Comments:
Wow, nice pictures! Pity that these places are not best experienced visually, but through other senses.... hmmmm.. next time you must attach video! then we can see the fumes rising and hear the gurgling... :P
Or to make things easier, just bring us some specimens when you come back. ;)
yeah.. should i get a new camera? the one im using currently is like 2 MP. cost me 100 singapore dollars, no optical zoom at all. and it makes 3 pm pictures look like they were taken at 7 pm (very dark). :(
:O masquerade.. paper faces on parade...
heh, thanks for reading, adelain lotion! will send u my PERMANENT address ok? ;) meet up soon!!!!
eh. where have u disappeared to?!??!?
sigh.
actually... sorry but who are u, gypsiedreamer? :S
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