Wanting a “day away” I decided to take a short trip to Kinosaki. Kinosaki is a fairly famous onsen town that is near Kyoto. And by near, I mean it took me nearly four hours to get home (warning: the local trains require many changes, take the limited express).
The town itself is cute and the train ride, although long, was peaceful and the view was beautiful. Once there, I wandered the streets with my new umbrella (yay!) and wandered into whatever onsens I cam across first. I’m not going to give away which one was the best, you’ll have to figure that out for yourself. I had tajima beef, which is supposedly better than Kobe Beef but I disagree.
The whole day it lightly rained and was cool – it was so peaceful there. I am really looking forward to going back when it snows; sit outside in the onsen, let the snow fall… perfection.
