Marie and I went to Arima Onsen which is a small town in the mountains about half an hour from Kobe. It was a cold, rainy day so it seemed perfect weather for an onsen. Arima Onsen town has many onsen and they are some of the oldest in Japan. We visited Kin no Yu which has reddish brown water that is meant to make your skin soft and keep your body warm for a long time after. Since it was a weekday there were only a few older Japanese ladies in the onsen but as always it is a little strange and somehow funny until you get used to being naked! Once we had washed ourselves we entered the bath which was 42 degrees - no wonder it keeps you warm for a long time! And there was another one that was 44 degrees! We didn't venture into that one! It was really relaxing but Marie and I couldn't stay in there too long as it was just too hot! We then wandered around the town, did some souvenir shopping and ate an amazing curry udon for lunch. It was a great day!
Heading to the town of Arima Onsen
The town had many old/traditional style buildings
This looked like a river but also had pool sort of things - apparently it is used during festivals and cherry blossom viewing
Beautiful scenery
Marie on the bridge
Marie in front of Kin No Yu
Outside the women's onsen
We bought steamed cakes that were steamed with onsen water. There were many places selling these cakes.
I am trying to take a photo of manhole covers in every town as each one is specific to the town.
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