We stayed close to home and went to Cha-me-no-Yu, part of the Gotemba Kogen resort. We arrived there at about 10:30 a.m. Upon arrival and 'check in', we were given a yukata set that we would then spend the day wearing around the buildings whenever we were not nakedly bathing in the big, deep, hot baths.
We spent the entire day there, having lunch at the Cha-me-no-Yu restaurant. When taking breaks from the bath, we just relaxed - swinging in hammocks, swinging in swings, sitting in massage chairs, or napping out in the nap room:
[caption id="attachment_1509" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="In an outdoor hammock after a bath"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_1510" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="It's common to put your little towel on your head in an onsen"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_1511" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Afternoon nap in the 'Relax Room'"]
[/caption]While Brian merely rested his eyes a little, I totally fell asleep on the heated pad while listening to an audio book on my iPod. When I finally woke up, we took yet another bath before calling it a day and heading home.
2 comments:
Sounds like the perfect day. And, very Japanese ... no such facilities here (at least not out here in the boonies - maybe on the Pacific coast cities.)
That looks wonderful - I'm glad your birthday was special.
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