We were surpised to see such a huge amount of food for breakfast. This time we cooked the slightly strange squid sashimi with the boiling miso soup — I know this isn’t right, but it did taste better.
Our hiking plan was disturbed by the frequent rain showers during the day. We spent most of the day in and around Kinugawa Onsen’s centre instead and stumbled across a local festival with residents performaning Japanese dancing and singing. Since we were the only foreigners there, the locals welcomed us with some food and gave Brad a cotton scarf as a souvenir.
Travel Tip: When in doubt, always bow to express apology or appreciation.
Suggested schedules drafted by a friend who knows Japan really well (times are approximate):
- 9:00 - Train from Kinugawa Onsen Station to Ryuokyo Station (hiking along the waterfall and river, about 40 mins)
- 13:00 - Train from Kinugawa Onsen station to Asakusa Station on the Tobu line (2 hours)
- Subway Ginza train from Asakusa to Ginza Station
- Walk to Washinton Hotel in Ginza (5 mins)