KK Day 3 Yonumine Village

Quite the breakfast at Ryokan Yunomineso - bean salad, pickles, egg, tofu for shabu shabu, an open small fish for cooking, orange juice and tea precisely arranged. Shabu shabu is a Japanese hot pot dish cooked by the diner by swishing ingredients in a simmering broth then dipped in flavourful sauces. Japanese cuisine emphasises seasonal and fresh ingredients and it is clean and delicious!

We were driven to Yunomine village where the cars were small and square. We cooked 5 fresh eggs for 11 minutes in the hot spring water and carried them in a plastic bag with salt. Sweet potato was another option for boiling. Omamori amulets were traditional charms believed to offer protection from illness and promote longevity - leg health important for walkers. The hanging carp-shaped streamers symbolise strength, courage and good health of a fish that can swim against powerful currents.Okumaya devam et