Noboribetsu hot spring (Hokkaido) “Kodaman’s J-Trip”

July 2, 2008 - 12:59 pm by kodaman in Travel  

On early June, I visited Sapporo,Hokkaido for my work as a event’s MC.
At the next day of the event, I and my friends went to Noboribetsu  by using a gorgeous bus served by Cool star corp. It took for about 90 min to go to Noboribetsu area from Sapporo by bus.
Our tour started from 9:30 [...]

Dougo-spa@Matsuyama-city

May 20, 2008 - 11:14 am by ayumi_ito in Food, Travel  

Dougo-onsen is the oldest spa in Japan. It is located in Matsuyama-city, Ehime-prefecture.
These first two pictures are main building of Dougo-spa.
It was founded over 100years ago by Yukiya Isaniwa who was the first chief of the villege.
He got any salary for adding cost of building because it was huge money at the time.(135,000yen was spent [...]

Izu Shuzenji hot springs -Izu- Kodaman’s J-TRIP

May 12, 2008 - 8:04 pm by kodaman in Travel  

Before visiting to Izu shuzenji, I always imagined that Shuzen ji temple is located in the middle of the
bamboo groves in that its location is in the center of Izu peninsula. It was actually developed but
remained the atmosphere of the traditional hot spring resort. I visited there on earyl May 2008
without any [...]

simple SPA (onsen):”yura-no-sato”

March 10, 2008 - 7:06 pm by mentalup in Culture  

simple SPA has various types of baths, as woods bath, stone bath. It’s not just SPA, but for SAUNA (sweating-bath) and massage etc.
“yura-no-sato” will make a mysterious experience!

You will put on YUKATA(like a kimono), and lie on tourmaline stone.
It has effect healing n’ naturally heab!

And you can have experience it at very cheap!!!-about $7
YURA-NO-SATO (湯楽の里）
*Address* 2-1-65 tukimityou Kumagaya-shi, Saitama
*tel* [...]

Arashiyama station(Kyoto) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

February 28, 2008 - 5:27 pm by kodaman in Culture, Travel  

Arashiyama(嵐山）Area is one of the touristic places in Kyoto. Togetsu bridge(渡月橋）is a famous spot to take a photo. We went there in winter. When we arrived at Arashiyama station, we were so suprised because of Onsen”hot spring” in that station! People must walk a lot in Arashiyama,since many [...]

Gero onsen by JR Takayama Line

February 3, 2008 - 9:30 pm by Yuk in Travel  

  
I have decided to go to Gero Onsen in Gifu Prefecture that is a famous hot spring because I had come to want to visit an onsen after a long time. It is one of Japan famous 3 onsens chosen in Edo period; the other 2 onsens are Arima onsen and Kusatsu onsen. I love [...]

Guinness World Record `Torii (Shinto Shrine Gate)’ is in New Year fashion @ Chijiwa, Nagasaki

December 27, 2007 - 6:38 pm by akko@hakata in Culture, Others, Travel  

This is the world largest Torii (Shinto Shrine Gate), in Chijiwa of Nagasaki prefecture, East end of Kyushu, where Onsen (hot spring ), food, and nature is all so wonderful !

Torii gate is decorated in New Year celebration style.

This is the normal style :>
More information here (Japanese, but with many images)
Access
From Hakata Station (Fukuoka) , [...]

The hot spring which there is in Azuma mountain range. (2) “Ubayu Onsen hot spring”

December 25, 2007 - 6:02 pm by Hishi in Others, Travel  

“Ubayu Onsen hot spring” is a hot spring in the Azuma mountain range in the south of Yonezawa City.It goes to visit “Ubayu Onsen hot spring” by your car or it goes by car of the inn from “Touge station” in Ou-honsen line.I walked from “Namekawa Onsen hot spring” to “Ubayu Onsen hot spring” for [...]

The hot spring which there is in Azuma mountain range. (1) “Namekawa Onsen hot spring”

- 5:43 pm by Hishi in Others, Travel  

“Namekawa Onsen hot spring” is a hot spring in the Azuma mountain range in the south of Yonezawa City.I went to the “Namekawa Onsen hot spring” at the end of April.I went to Fukushima station by Tohoku Shinkansen, changed trains to Ou-honsen line by Fukushima station and got off at “Touge station“.It put it from [...]

Obama Onsen, `Hottest Spring’ in Japan @Nagasaki, Kyushu

November 2, 2007 - 3:17 pm by akko@hakata in Others  

Several stations from Nagasaki Station (JR) by Shimabara Line, you’ll arrive at Unzen-Shimabara area.
Obama onsen (hotspring) near Unzen is `Sea side hotspring’ with the hottest hotspring of 100 degree centigrade, and plenty of hotspring, 15,000 tons of hotspring per day !

On the sea hotspring.
The best way to enjoy Obama Onsen is to stay Ryokan(Japanese inn) [...]