Snow Country (Part 3) Asamushi Hotspring / 雪国 （パート３）浅虫温泉

January 2 - Our trip to Asamushi Hotspring. It seems my mother-in-law's day of rest was all she needed. She was back to her ole self again. Happy and perky and talking a mile a minute. Four of us were headed to the hot spring. Me and Mikako, of course. Mikako's mother. And Mikako's 14yr old nephew Ryo. Ryo's father took us to our ryokan - the Asamushi Kanko Hotel, where all the rooms have a view of the ocean!

１月２日―浅虫温泉旅行。元旦で一日寝た義理の母が元気復活！いがった、いがった。ハッピで喋りが止まらない様に戻った。やっぱり母さんは元気じゃないと。温泉に行くのは四人。僕と美香子はもちろん。義理の母と美香子の甥っ子、涼君。泊る宿は浅虫観光ホテル。全部屋が海にビュー在り。

While Mikako and her Mother and her nephew decided to relax in our fourth floor room, I immediately set out to discover the baths before dinner. The baths are located on the third floor and also have a a view of the ocean and a small island called Kujirajima which translates to "Whale Island". From a certain perspective, the island does look like a whale!　

みんなが部屋でリラクスしてる間、僕は早速浴衣に着替えて、夕飯の前に大浴場と露天のほうに行きました。やっぱり温泉に行くと、何回も温泉入らないと。大浴場と露天は両方三階にあります。私たちの部屋は四階です。お風呂に入りながら、目の前は海と海に浮かぶ小さな島―クジラ島。ある角度で見ると本当に鯨の形をしてる島です。

View from the outdoor bath / 露天風呂からの景色


Another view of the outdoor bath

こちも露天風呂です

The large indoor bath

大浴場

Bath pictures courtesy of the Asamushi Kanko Hotel website.

お風呂の写真は浅虫観光ホテルのウェブサイトから。

And of course, the other great thing about staying at a ryokan is the dinner (but that will be the next post).

旅館に泊まると、温泉以外の楽しみはやっぱり料理ですね （でもそれはまた今度）。