鬼怒川温泉
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Fri 2006/12/08 21:44
紅葉の時期が終わってしまうと心配し、3連休の間にいくことに決めたのだが、179.6Kmをたどるのに、5時間もかかってしまった。やぱり３連休はどこにも行かない方がいいですね。
行ったのは鬼怒川温泉。あそこの紅葉がきれいと聞き行ってみました。
行ったのは鬼怒川温泉。あそこの紅葉がきれいと聞き行ってみました。
すいているときはすいている。込んでいるときはめちゃ込んでいる。渋滞のときに、おっさんはにーさんは車を出て、路上で平気とみんなの前で立ちションする。まったく。斬鉄剣があれば、切ってやりたいですね。
鬼怒川の近くに撮った。Book Offは皆さんがご存知と思いますが、同じ系列がHard Offという店も開いています。中古ハードを売っています。しかし"Hard Off"の英語の意味は。。。"勃起"です^^;
ダッシュボードにはケロロ、ワンダちゃんとタママが立ち、運転者を応援する。
長時間の運転の後は、塩焼きだ。
鬼怒川は緑でとてもきれいだった。
谷に落ちないように先にお祈りを。。。
この日に天候はあんまりよくなかったToT
ここからバンジージャンプができる。
なんだか、紅葉のみごろのはずだったのに、紅葉はあんまりない。
あちこちに歩くと、おなかがまたすく。
もみじラインでちょっと休憩。
最後には温泉が最高。帰りには2時間ぐらいかかった。
Adun in Sydney, Australia
Onsens are so awesome. I went to Atami last year during the winter, and there was nothing better than having a morning bath in the freezing cold. Very relaxing and having drunk beer and had a full course meal, it gave me the best sleep I've had in years.
(ID #41978) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Brent aka Demacrez in Hyrule (I wish XP)
Yeah those lucky women. lol
(ID #41979) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Windbell in Singapore
The first picture somehow makes me think of the bridge from "Higurashi no naku koru ni" (Anime) -___- I have never been to an Onsen. Closest to that was having a bath over that the public bath when I was in Japan for holidays 1- years back :/ Would love to try it thought.
(ID #41980) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
TJ Han in Singapore
I've never been in a real onsen but I did go to a public bath when I was in Japan. There are quite a few steps that just seem so natural to Japanese but totally bewildered us foreigners. My friend actually brought the basket where you place your clothes in the changing room, into the bath! That was before the days of anime so no one knew any better. Sometime in the future I'll sure like to go to a real onsen. I heard that mixed ones only have ugly, old or fat chicks.
(ID #41982) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Tom in New Zealand
Haha are you serious about the shrine rules? Cause is sounds like that may offend the gods :P! Loved the post.
(ID #41983) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Huk in SG
"Our trusty Nissan March parked at Momiji Line - a never ending twisting road lined with autumn trees and man eating snakes. A nice route for passengers - dead boring for the driver." Perhaps you can try some initial D style of driving along the twisting road, drfiting ard the corners and so on :P Onsen, shared bath is a definite no-no for me, its one of the best place to spread fungal infection
(ID #41984) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Michael in KL, Malaysia
Same things happen in Malaysia. If there's a continuos public holidays, everywhere will be packed & traffic jam on the road. You'll mostly spend double of the time you'll need to reach your destination. Thsu I rather use my annual leave & go travel during low season.
(ID #41985) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Vinson in New York
Scenery so nice and clam. Love to go there some day .
(ID #41986) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
EmperorMyke in Sacramento
Holy.... Nice.... Just like the Movies. Off Topic: I need some help with building model. Do you prefer to put the pudding on first then paint or paint the pudding the cracks. I need your help.
(ID #41987) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Great timing Danny... I had one of those days. Your pictures and the thought of Onsen really helped me to relax. サンキュー。
(ID #41991) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Alafista in Singapore
wow some of these onsens really got superb scenery ... so many rules to follow ... else u would anger the gods ... lol ..
(ID #41992) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Vincent in Paris
Here's an exemple of (mixed) onsen: http://www2.gol.com/users/jolsen/onsen/index.html Anothers can be find easily.
(ID #41995) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Richard in Tokyo
Nearly seven years here and I still don't like sharing a bath - no matter how big it is - with men. I did once go to a communal onsen, though, which I shared with two very friendly women who, unlike the blokes, didn't spend half the time looking at my crotch... I can very much empathise with you about sitting in traffic on the three day weekends though. Can't wait to have kids asking 'are we nearly there yet?'!>_
(ID #41996) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
nice.....Id love to try the MIXED ONSEN.....or get invited to the all female ONSEN.....hehehehe....... great pix Danny.......
(ID #41997) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Stryder
The 1st picture you took at Kinugawa Onsen (the one on the webpage, at the cliff overlooking the bridge) is an excellent shot. I would like to have that as a desktop wallpaper. Could I have a copy of the picture at the original size? I don't mind if you want to watermark on the lower right hand side.
(ID #41998) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
David -M- in France, Strasbourg
That's so beautiful landscape. And I would really like to try Onsen after a travel day.
(ID #42000) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
p7m13 in Singapore
Hi Danny, sorry for going off topic a bit but can you recommend a site where I can get the estimated dates of when the cherry blossoms will bloom for 2007. My family is thinking of making a trip to Tokyo to catch them in bloom! Thanks a bunch!
(ID #42006) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Danny in Tokyo
p7m13, This is for 2006 but keep your eye on it as it will update for 2007 http://season.goo.ne.jp/spring/hanami/ Stryder, Keep your eyes peeled for the wallpaper tool coming very soon - I promise! Richard, You got Saber? Vincent, Thanks for the link. EmperorMyke, Pudding first. Tom, Dead serious ^^;
(ID #42015) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Helicoprion in USA
Hey I love the pictures, Japan is beautiful! I have some questions about an unavailable Anime model pls contact me, maybe you know where this can be obtained.
(ID #42029) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
BeLe in Cebu, Philippines
ahhh...beautiful place. another good reason for me to go and visit japan. :D
(ID #42032) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
Eleutheria in USA
Get into an onsen with lots of women way past their peak? Konyoku wa chotto...
(ID #42033) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
garth in sydney aust
i cant believe you would call that momiji line drive BORING?!?! i think the issue here is the nissan march danny. My friends and i have fun on roads like that in the hills here in our AE86's... you just have to drive a LOT faster through there when theres no-one around ;)
(ID #42036) Posted on 2007/01/02 01:23
rees in north bay, ontario, Canada
you can find the mixed onsen here http://www.secret-japan.com/onsen/
(ID #66279) Posted on 2007/12/07 12:03
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Beautiful valley, ryokan, and onsen.. Hmm... what can be better? I guess if the onsen was a mixed one..
(ID #66415) Posted on 2007/12/09 03:05
Adun in Sydney, Australia
Onsens are so awesome. I went to Atami last year during the winter, and there was nothing better than having a morning bath in the freezing cold. Very relaxing and having drunk beer and had a full course meal, it gave me the best sleep I've had in years.
(ID #83982) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Brent aka Demacrez in Hyrule (I wish XP)
Yeah those lucky women. lol
(ID #83983) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Windbell in Singapore
The first picture somehow makes me think of the bridge from "Higurashi no naku koru ni" (Anime) -___- I have never been to an Onsen. Closest to that was having a bath over that the public bath when I was in Japan for holidays 1- years back :/ Would love to try it thought.
(ID #83984) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
TJ Han in Singapore
I've never been in a real onsen but I did go to a public bath when I was in Japan. There are quite a few steps that just seem so natural to Japanese but totally bewildered us foreigners. My friend actually brought the basket where you place your clothes in the changing room, into the bath! That was before the days of anime so no one knew any better. Sometime in the future I'll sure like to go to a real onsen. I heard that mixed ones only have ugly, old or fat chicks.
(ID #83986) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Tom in New Zealand
Haha are you serious about the shrine rules? Cause is sounds like that may offend the gods :P! Loved the post.
(ID #83987) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Huk in SG
"Our trusty Nissan March parked at Momiji Line - a never ending twisting road lined with autumn trees and man eating snakes. A nice route for passengers - dead boring for the driver." Perhaps you can try some initial D style of driving along the twisting road, drfiting ard the corners and so on :P Onsen, shared bath is a definite no-no for me, its one of the best place to spread fungal infection
(ID #83988) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Michael in KL, Malaysia
Same things happen in Malaysia. If there's a continuos public holidays, everywhere will be packed & traffic jam on the road. You'll mostly spend double of the time you'll need to reach your destination. Thsu I rather use my annual leave & go travel during low season.
(ID #83989) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Vinson in New York
Scenery so nice and clam. Love to go there some day .
(ID #83990) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
EmperorMyke in Sacramento
Holy.... Nice.... Just like the Movies. Off Topic: I need some help with building model. Do you prefer to put the pudding on first then paint or paint the pudding the cracks. I need your help.
(ID #83991) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Great timing Danny... I had one of those days. Your pictures and the thought of Onsen really helped me to relax. サンキュー。
(ID #83995) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Alafista in Singapore
wow some of these onsens really got superb scenery ... so many rules to follow ... else u would anger the gods ... lol ..
(ID #83996) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Vincent in Paris
Here's an exemple of (mixed) onsen: http://www2.gol.com/users/jolsen/onsen/index.html Anothers can be find easily.
(ID #83999) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Richard in Tokyo
Nearly seven years here and I still don't like sharing a bath - no matter how big it is - with men. I did once go to a communal onsen, though, which I shared with two very friendly women who, unlike the blokes, didn't spend half the time looking at my crotch... I can very much empathise with you about sitting in traffic on the three day weekends though. Can't wait to have kids asking 'are we nearly there yet?'!>_
(ID #84000) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
nice.....Id love to try the MIXED ONSEN.....or get invited to the all female ONSEN.....hehehehe....... great pix Danny.......
(ID #84001) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Stryder
The 1st picture you took at Kinugawa Onsen (the one on the webpage, at the cliff overlooking the bridge) is an excellent shot. I would like to have that as a desktop wallpaper. Could I have a copy of the picture at the original size? I don't mind if you want to watermark on the lower right hand side.
(ID #84002) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
David -M- in France, Strasbourg
That's so beautiful landscape. And I would really like to try Onsen after a travel day.
(ID #84004) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
p7m13 in Singapore
Hi Danny, sorry for going off topic a bit but can you recommend a site where I can get the estimated dates of when the cherry blossoms will bloom for 2007. My family is thinking of making a trip to Tokyo to catch them in bloom! Thanks a bunch!
(ID #84010) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Danny in Tokyo
p7m13, This is for 2006 but keep your eye on it as it will update for 2007 http://season.goo.ne.jp/spring/hanami/ Stryder, Keep your eyes peeled for the wallpaper tool coming very soon - I promise! Richard, You got Saber? Vincent, Thanks for the link. EmperorMyke, Pudding first. Tom, Dead serious ^^;
(ID #84019) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Helicoprion in USA
Hey I love the pictures, Japan is beautiful! I have some questions about an unavailable Anime model pls contact me, maybe you know where this can be obtained.
(ID #84033) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
BeLe in Cebu, Philippines
ahhh...beautiful place. another good reason for me to go and visit japan. :D
(ID #84036) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
Eleutheria in USA
Get into an onsen with lots of women way past their peak? Konyoku wa chotto...
(ID #84037) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
garth in sydney aust
i cant believe you would call that momiji line drive BORING?!?! i think the issue here is the nissan march danny. My friends and i have fun on roads like that in the hills here in our AE86's... you just have to drive a LOT faster through there when theres no-one around ;)
(ID #84040) Posted on 1999/11/30 14:12
yukito (登録日: 2008/04/07 18:11)
Being Finnish and all, I imagine onsen being a very close experience to (Finnish) sauna. Everyone in Finland used to go to public saunas and using a towel to cover your private parts was (and is) out of the question. (There was an anime in the 80's I believe that was set in Finland and the characters used towels to cover themselves up in sauna. This is still an inside joke in the Finnish anime scene, because it's just such an absurd idea.) But these days most people have their own saunas so we've become a bit more shy about being naked. Do Japanese still use public baths and onsens a lot? Is being naked a taboo in Japan or is it considered more of a natural thing?
(ID #223779) Posted on 2008/06/27 22:18
Those river shots are really beautiful. I wonder why the water is so green? High algae content?
(ID #223873) Posted on 2008/06/28 00:21
Went to a small Onsen...My first experience...Realised why the japanese love it...feels like washing away all of the troubles in the world...Was lucky to be the only person in there....Everything for me....I was told the mixed Onsen was around hokkaido...
(ID #223877) Posted on 2008/06/28 00:24
Everytime I go to Japan, I need to stop at one or two Onsen to relax. 2 Years ago I went to one near Ise and one in Shirahone. The one in Ijika was more a hotel/onsen by the coast. While the one in Shirahone, was in the mountains and totally out in nowhere. That onsen had a outdoor sulphur bath. Was weird bathing outdoor in the end of April with snow outside and smelling like sulphur when I got out, but it was an incredible place. Here are some pics from those two place. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbeng/sets/72057594123882624/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbeng/sets/72057594123884362/ Oh BTW the food from both those places were incredible also!
(ID #223896) Posted on 2008/06/28 00:39
"owe you a post about how to get your Japanese drivers license – will get to it erm next year ^^; " It's next year, Danny >_>
(ID #223902) Posted on 2008/06/28 00:44
That place is really beautiful, would love to visit there during my trip to Tokyo. I'm definitely trying out the onsen when I visit Japan. It will be winter so it would be crazy not to try.
(ID #223927) Posted on 2008/06/28 01:26
Part human, part student, 100% loser
LOL,lucky women...
(ID #224185) Posted on 2008/06/28 11:00
Theres a mixed onsen in the Hakone area that is very popular with English speaking tourists. They have an indoor and outdoor mixed bath area. Its quite low key compared to the big resort onsens, its a family owned joint. But we had a great time there. And if you have a big tour group there you can all get naked together if you feel the need. Unfortunately there wont be any hot local Japanese girls in there though. http://hakone.syuriken.jp/hakone/
(ID #224225) Posted on 2008/06/28 11:52
I really wanted to go to a Ryokan/Onsen/Furo but I have some rather large tattoo's that would mean I would look like Boris Karloff (Mummy) if I tried covering them... ^^;
(ID #224421) Posted on 2008/06/28 16:42
Interesting question by Tenrou below.
LOL at Deedlit ^^;
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