As part of the annual company trip, I find myself once again in the familiar hot spring town of Kusatsu. As it was already my third time here, I definitely wanted to see and do new things. In the Yubatake area, the center of town, was the famous Yumomi which was a show put on my the ladies in traditional garb as they sang, danced and beat paddles as a means to cool down boiling water so that they could be bathed in. I was also able to try a brand new onsen that featured several baths, A creamy indoor pool, two outdoor ones, a set of four pools meant to be taken in succession with one hotter than the next and a piney scented pool by the showers. We had okonomiyaki for dinner, the same place as last year except this time I was vegetarian.Read more
January 27, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C