April 13th, at Arima Onsen

Only two photos here, because hot springs are hot and wet and my tough camera battery was dead the one time I remembered it.

This was a really nice place. We were instructed to wear the outfits provided while wandering around the resort, and even in town. I saw people wearing things like these in town, but we elected not to.

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“Nice” does not equal “big” this was our sleeping arrangements and living room while we stayed here. Just the one night.

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The hot springs themselves were really great. Public and private ones you could book, really nice and hot and relaxing. There was a public shower area where you sat and cleaned yourself, and I felt like I could just sit and scrub for as long as I wanted. I love taking a shower, but often feel rushed – I have to go somewhere most times – so it was nice to be able to sit and do the work.

We went to the hot springs 4 times over the hours we were there, and left around 11am the next morning. To a lot, a lot, of rain.

(Programming note: it’s April 15th as I post these, and it may be slow going from here. The wifi is suuuuuper slow to upload photos, and we take it with us when we go walking so big posts take a long while to load. I’ll get it all, just maybe not before I get home!)

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