We stayed at “Hotel Mikazuki” which was one of the famous middle-class chain-hotels in Japan.
View from the room was quite good. It was changing every hour, from clear sky to cloudy sky then misty surroundings.
2020/08/23
Forest Bathing in Kinugawa-Onsen Resort
Walking through the woods gave us not only joy but also health benefits as well.
There were beautiful waterfalls and a small pond in the area we walked.
2020/08/16
I Go to a Little Museum Near Kinugawa Park Station
Nakatsukeno-Hatago is the name of the little museum.
It is said that the museum had been built as a hotel in different place, called fujiwara-shuku, in 1868 and was transferred to kinugawa park in 1981, then renovated as a museum.
It was hard to know that it was a museum by seeing the building from outside.
It seemed like just a warehouse or something.
While we were staying there, no other tourists came in the museum, no staff were working there.
No wonder it was admission free.
2020/08/09
I Cross a Suspension Bridge over Kinu River
There is a long suspension bridge, 140-meter long, at Kinugawa Onsen area.
The view of the river from the bridge was splendid.
Walking passed the bridge and climbing up Tateiwa mountain, you can enjoy the view of the bridge and surrounding scenery.
2020/08/02
Monuments and a Wild Bird at Kinugawa Onsen Resort
Kinugawa Hot Spa Resort is located at upstream of Kinu river or Kinugawa river, literally "angry demon river."
I guess that is the reason the village people placed demon statues at different area around the resort for a tourist’s attraction.
The figure is named Kinuta and is loved as a charm of a matchmaking and an easy delivery of a baby.
2020/07/26
I Go to Kinugawa Onsen Hot Spa Resort
My wife and I went to Kinugawa Onsen hot spa resort the other day.
The local government, Tochigi Prefecture has decided to subsidize citizens to travel within Tochigi prefecture by giving every citizen five thousands yen or three thousands yen for one night hotel stay.
The subsidy was aiming at helping traveling businesses which were in the severe recession hit by covid-19 to recover ASAP.
We used the subsidy and went to the resort this time.
2020/07/19
Cactus Flower Is Blooming
Only two nights and three days, that is the period of the cactus flower lasted.
It was so beautiful and temporary that we could not waste any time for seeing it.
I cannot guess when next new flower will bloom, one year later, two years, five years, nobody knows.
2020/07/12
Cactus Flower Is Growing
We have been taking care of cactus for more than ten years, though they had flowers only twice about six or seven years ago.
Finally, the flower came to my home cactus last week.
A bud grew bigger and bigger every day, taking almost a whole week to be a pale pink colored long shaped bud.
All photos of today's post were taken by my wife, Kiyono using her smartphone.
2020/07/04
Hydrangea Flowers in the Rain
We are still in the rainy season here in Utsunomiya.
My schedules of playing tennis are apt to be cancelled recently. It is not the exception today.
Hydrangea flowers in Utsunomiya Central Park are blooming beautifully these days.
On occasion, forgetting about playing tennis, taking pictures of flowers can refresh my mind.
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