09/Nov/2017 to 27/nov/2017.
Itinerary :
Osaka - Kinosaki-Cho - Kyotango - Ine - Miyazu - Maizuru - Shin Onsen - Mitokusan Sanbutsuji - Shirahama - Katsuura - Nachi Falls - Watarase Onsen - Yunomine Onsen - Koyasan - Osaka.
Thursday 09/Nov/2017.
|---| Morizuya, Kinosaki-Cho, Toyooka, 17280¥/2p, no meals.
|---| Morizuya, Kinosaki-Cho, Toyooka, 17280¥/2p, no meals.
Kinosaki is famous for its seven delicious hot springs.
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| Yukatan-dressed, onsen-ready. |
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| Also with the traditional japanese wooden Geta sandals. |
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| Goshono-Yu, one of the seven public onsen of the village (picture taken from the internet, prohibited photography inside). |
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| In front of Ichi-No-Yu onsen, featuring an impressive cave bath. |
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| The extremely luxury Twilight Express Mizukaze train, only four to eight passengers per car. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Express_Mizukaze |
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| Seafood restaurant. |
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| Seafood lunch. |
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| Public foot bath. |
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| A Budhist hell. |
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| A landslide blocking the road. |
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| Bedroom for tonight. |
|---| Tycho, Kyotango, 13300¥/2p, no meals.
Scenic coastal road.
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| Leaving the hostel. |
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| Tango Peninsula. |
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| Tateiwa Rock. |
|---| Jinpuso, Miyazu, 3500¥/2p/2n including 1 dinner.
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| Ine. |
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| Funaya boat houses at Ine. |
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| Nariaiji Temple. |
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| Nariaiji Temple. |
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| Nariaiji Temple. |
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| Amano Hashidate overlook. |
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| Nariaiji temple's five storied pagoda. |
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| Sunset. |
|---| Jinpuso, Miyazu, 3500¥/2p/2n including 1 dinner.
Maizuru.
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| Maizuru World Brick Museum. |
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| Maizuru port. |
|---| Uminone, Takeno, 107€.
Scenic coastal road and Shin Onsen hot spring.
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| Shin Onsen. |
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| Bedroom for tonight. |
|---| Misasakan Hotel , Misasa-Cho, 16500¥/2p including breakfast.
Mitokusan Sanbutsuji hike (Mount Mitoku).
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| Klimbers register. |
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| Climbing using tree rootd as a grip. |
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| Thankfull to the trees. |
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| One of the intermediate temples. |
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| Another intermediate temple. |
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| The temple Bell. |
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| Finally the Sanbutsu-Ji Temple on the face of Mount Mitoku, (temple said to be built in 706). |
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| Descend. |
|---| Misasakan Hotel, Misasa-Cho, 16500¥/2p including breakfast.
|---| Minshuku Inn Shirahama Uminoyado.
Saturday 18/Nov/2017.
Rainy day...
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| (180 degree panaroma). |
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| Coin laundry. |
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| Lunch. |
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| Public foot bath. |
|---| Minshuku Inn Shirahama Uminoyado.
Sunday 19/Nov/2017.
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| Shirahama beach. |
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| Engetsu Island, Shirahama : 130 length, 20m width, 25m heigth, symetrical shape, circular opening of 9 meter diameter. |
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| (180 degree panorama) |
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| Near sunset. |
|---| Hotel Charmant, Katsuura, 11880¥/2p, including breakfast.
Monday 20/Nov/2017.
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| The hotel of last night. |
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| A quite western breakfast. |
Nachi Falls (Nachi No Taki).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachi_Falls
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| Seiganto-ji pagoda, with the waterfall in the background. |
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| The waterfall, 133m height, 13m wide. |
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| Today, the 20th of November of the 29th year of the emperor reign. Learn more... |
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| The three-legged crow, Yatagarasu, the mascot of the Kumano Kodo. Learn more... |
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| Seiganto-Ji temple (main hall). |
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| Laurence embracing a cedar tree. |
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| Daimon-Zaka slope, with a divine atmosphere. |
|---| Hotel Watarase Onsen, Sasayuri, 13260¥/2p, no meals.
Tuesday 21/Nov/2017.
Watarase Onsen to Nosegawa-Mura journey.
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| Leaving the hotel. |
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| Watarase Onsen. |
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| Lunch. |
A brief hiking along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumano_Kodo
Yunomine Onsen.
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| Tsuboyu cabin |
|---| Hotel Nosegawa, Nosegawa-Mura, 10800¥/2p, nomeals
Wednesday 22/Nov/2017.
Koyasan.
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| The hotel lobby. |
Koyasan.
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| My very last "Goshuinchou" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuin |
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| An emotional and memorable moment for me. |
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| Kongobuji Temple. |
|---| Hotel Nosegawa, Nosegawa-Mura, 10800¥/2p, no meals.
Thursday 23/Nov/2017.
Nosegawa-Mura to Osaka journey.
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| Leaving the hotel. |
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| Shop for figurine fetishists ? Only men were visiting this huge shop. |
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| The hotel for tonight. |
|---| Hotel WBF Art Stay, Namba, Osaka, 16922¥/2p, including breakfast.
Friday 24/Nov/2017.
|---| Hotel WBF Art Stay, Namba, Osaka, 16922¥/2p, including breakfast.
Saturday 25/Nov/2017.
Kitano-Cho (Kobe).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitano-cho
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| Wedding ceremony in a fake church. |
Setonaikai National Park Rokkop mountain hike.
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| Autumn-colored leaves. |
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| Ontaki Falls (43 meters high). |
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| Hiking trail. |
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| The hotel for tonight. |
|---| Chisun Hotel, Kobe, 97.99€/1p, no meals.
Sunday 26/Nov/2017.
Arima Onsen & Kobe.
Arima Onsen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arima_Onsen
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| Capture point of a geothermal hot spring. |
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| Kin No Yu hot spring, public bath house (brown-red iron chloride water). |
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| Gin No Yu hot spring, public bath house (bubbled carbonated radon water). |
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| Autumn-colored leaves. |
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| Return bus for Kobe, a fifty minuyes ride. |
Kobe.
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| Port of Kobe. |
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| Kobe. |
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| See picture below. |
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| Spiderman entering Kobe's Chinatown. |
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| Kobe maritime museum. |
|---| New Japan Capsule Hotel Cabana, Osaka, 3690¥/1p, no meals.
Monday 27/Nov/2017.
Osaka to Home journey
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| Kansai airport "Rap:t" express train. |
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| Flying over the Japanese Alps. |
- Flight from Osaka Kansai to Frankfurt, Lufthansa LH741, 10:50-14:50, duration 12h, Boeing 747-400.
- Flight from Frankfurt to Marseille, Lufthansa LH1088, 16:30-18:00, 1h30, Airbus A321,
|---| Aircraft & Home.
