The Yamanami Highway is a tourist road in Oita that runs between near Yufuin towards Kurokawa Onsen and Aso. It crosses over a plateau that appears not very Japanese in character – it’s wide and open.
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Panoramas along the Yamanami Highway
This is the Kuju Kogen (Kuju Highlands) in Oita Prefecture, which I visited during Golden Week recently. Both panoramas are taken along the “Yamanami Highway”, a scenic route across the mountains between Yufuin and Kurokawa Onsen.
Jizake from Kyushu
My jizake (local sake) from Yufuin arrived this evening. I got the shop to courier it to me because it’s so much easier than lugging it back to Tokyo myself.
Yufuin
Yufuin is a charming onsen resort town in Oita Prefecture, inland from Beppu. It is full of ryokan with hot springs, and is situated under a towering mountain called Yufu-dake. The spring flowers were still out – it was a nice town to walk around before heading back to the ryokan for a big meal… Continue reading Yufuin