Day Trip to Ureshino

On Thursday I traveled with a group of friends to Ureshino for the day.  Even though it was raining all day we had a great time sightseeing, soaking our feet, shopping in the huge recycle shop, and eating yummy tempura.  

The first place we walked to was the Tokdoroki Waterfall.  This was the first waterfall I have seen in Japan, so I was pretty excited!

Me, Maud, and Amy at the waterfall

This town is best known for their Tea Cup Onsens (a personal hot tub in the shape of a large tea cup).  I didn't try them out this time, but I will definitely be making a return trip sometime soon!  However, we did sit for awhile and soak our feet in the Seilbold Footbath.  This footbath was just in the middle of all the shops and it was free to use. It was heavenly and so very relaxing!

Then we were off to the recycle shop!  These shops are huge in Japan and they are everywhere.  You quickly find out which ones are good for furniture, dishes, purses, and whatever else you might be looking for.  Most the time you can find some pretty great deals. The one we visited had a ton of dishes, platters, and tea cups.  In some parts of the store you had to use your flashlight if you wanted to find some good treasures.  I came out with a large platter and two small vases.

My recycle shop finds!

By now we were starving and ready for lunch.  We went to a delicious tempura restaurant called Munean Yoko.  Tempura has quickly become my new favorite food in Japan.  It is simply vegetables, shrimp or fish with a yummy batter on the outside.  

The tempura is in the top right corner. Our meal also came with rice and miso soup.

 

 

   On our way home we saw this huge statue in the middle of the town.

Our trip to Ureshino was such a fun adventure! Despite the rain, we still had a wonderful time visiting this cute town.  I will definitely have to take Chris back one day!