anniversary

This year, our anniversary falls on a weekday, so we decided to celebrate a little early and went to a hot spring in our neighborhood called Minoosansou-Kazenomori. This place is a bit pricey so we were saving it for a special occasion.

From the Hankyu Minoo station, there is a shuttle bus that runs every hour and twenty minutes for guests. The first impression as you enter this hotel is the lobby area--its large windows overlook Minoo city and there are many places to sit and just daydream.

After checking in, we went to our room and had some tea and sweets. Every room has a view of Minoo city also, so it is quite a nice place to just sit and chat.

It is said that you should bathe at least three times while at the hot springs....once before dinner, once right before bed and once before breakfast...so that is what we did.

Our dinner started off with o-tsukuri (sashimi in other places--sliced raw fish)

Assorted kobachi (appetizers)

The main dish was "sansou nabe", an original hot pot filled with a miso (soy bean paste) and dashi(stock), beef and lots of veggies. The soup was a bit sweet, but tasty.

And for dessert, fruits.

After the sun sets, you can look at the city lights and sit quietly in the lobby area and chat. This lamp was interesting, woven from wood.

I really enjoyed this place, lots of interesting art and the places to sit were different shapes and sizes and all made from wood.

It was a great, relaxing weekend.

Hope you have a great week.

Minoosansou-Kazenomori
2-14-71 Minoo
Phone: 072.722.2191