
lake kinrinko
arrived yufuin 汤布院 bus station which is 20m from yufuin eki (train station) near noon time on 25.1.2015.

yufuin – view from yufuin eki (train station)
too early for check-in to Gettoan ryokan (after 3pm). as planned, we deposited our bags at the lockers & took a pleasant walk towards yunotsubo shopping street & lake kinrinko 金麟湖. weather was about 14degC, quite perfect!

yufuin

yufuin

yufuin
we had earlier planned to have lunch at wasaku (or any nice eats we fancied along the walk). we found wasaku just short distance from yufuib eki, and had very nice bungo wagyu yakiniku lunch there. ^^

yufuin

yufuin

yunotsubo kaido shopping street
we past the 1/2 dried-up stream to yunotsubo kaido shopping street. the was just at the corner.

yunotsubo shopping street

yufuin-architecture
there was some nice architecture highlighted by other bloggers, and of course lots of shopping. wife was interested in the sake cups.^^

yunotsubo shopping street

yunotsubo shopping street

yufuin-flower village
there was this flower village.

yufuin-flower village

yunotsubo shopping street

bee honey parfait
there was this bee honey stall which others talked about.
got a parfait. the soft cream here was really nice, just like the excellent dairy in hokkaido (something to do with very good quality milk). as a parfait though, it was kind of “not the real thing”!

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko
lake kinrinko was beautiful, very serene.

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko
we went back the next morning. the ryokan sent us right to the “doorstep”.^^

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko

lake kinrinko
everything was so tranquil, so zen.^^
we had excellent lunch here at lamp sha sited right by & overlooking the lake.^^

snoopy chaya at yufuin
on the way back we stopped by snoopy chaya.
we spied this the first day, and this was perfect after the lamp sha steak lunch.

macha

greentea parfait

greentea parfait
we had macha & the real thing – an excellent parfait, with green tea cakes, mochi, the brown dusted warabi mochi, caramelised chestnut, red beans, cornflakes etc etc. this excellent!
when we got back to ryokan, we were offered another macha at the lounge & served with nice coffee & mochi.
c.h.e.f. andy
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