we arrived in the morning at Fukuoka!
before driving to Yu fuin ( where we are staying for the next few nights in a ryokan) , we made a pit stop to dazaifu, another small town along the way to Yu Fuin.
It seems here there are very little foreigners that actually visit here! the crowd we saw were mainly Japanese!
だざいふ遊園地. (dai zai fu)
cute doggie
red bean pancake
plum flavoured grilled mochi - a special local delicacy
besides walking through all the interesting shops around this area, we also decided to stop for lunch in one of the restaurants
Katsu don
Nabeyaki Udon! *slurps!
Spot the fried mochi there!!! something different yummers
Fried Mochi!!
restaurant garden
after such a full lunch, we went around and explored the place .. and walked further up and landed ourselves at a shrine/temple
Shrine
walking on, there was a street performer with his monkey performing some tricks
Monkey show
after watching the show, we proceeded on back to the car to make our way to yu fuin before it gets dark .. and on the way back to the car, i saw this!!
Kawaii bear shop!
while taking turns to drive, my parents who have been here before said we should make stop at one of the neighbouring village and we found :
Look at this HUGE Shitake Mushroom
that was really good!
then.. after a few hours more drive, we finally reached our ryokan! its called なか屋.(na ka ya)
I will let the pictures do the talking
our ryokan - the outside pool to dip in
traditional japanese heated coffee table! nice for a cold winter day!!
complimentary tea set
Following this, after settling into our rooms, we prepared for dinner ..
Dish #3: sesame salad with konyaku, mushroons, spring onions and grated yam
wtihout the syrup
Ahballing 