And when you are in Japan

Don't miss onsen, or hot springs. There are thousands of hot springns scattered all over Japan as being a valcaniclly active country, and there are many beautiful inns around hot springs called ryokan, traditional inns. Going to onsen for a few days to relax is one of the popular domestic tourism in Japan.

Beautifully landscaped outdoor bath in Yufuin, Kyushu.

A day in onsen goes like this; Check-in around 3pm, have a cup of tea and sweets in the room, then take a bath and relax. Have a dinner in your room around 6pm. Most of the inns take pride in their food as well as their baths so it's usually like a 10 course meal which lasts for hours. After resting a bit, head to bath(s) again, enjoy a drink or two at a bar in the facility if you want, then go to bed. The following morninig, take a bath again before breakfast, then check-out is normally around 11am.

One of the villas built as an old stayle Japanese house in a big property

A simple and beautiful entrance of the villa

This ryokan has 10 villas and 10 baths in their property

Dinner time - this is just an appetizer. Organic ingredients in season, free range beef, fish caught in the local river always taste the best.

A part of the breakfast. It's quite a lot of food after a big dinner, but how can you pass it? Everything is delivered fresh from the local farms every morning.

By the time you leave the inn, your face is as smooth as a baby and your mind is completely soothed.