16-NOV-2006
We spent our last three days in Japan at this hot spring after a brief stop in the neon and hustle of Tokyo. The inn has four bathing pools tastefully built into the sides of a river. We were just in time to see the last leaves of autumn.
This photo shows one of the "mixed" pools.
16-NOV-2006
This fellow sits in the largest of the pools. His expression is a very good illustration of how the hot spring made us feel.
16-NOV-2006
Our biggest decisions for three days were which pool to use first and what time to have a soak. The pools are open 24 hours a day and have different temperatures.
16-NOV-2006
Greg weighing the options.
16-NOV-2006
The Japan portion of our trip comes to an end.