Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Dogo Onsen public bathhouse is fun


Here's a picture of the famed Dogo Onsen bathhouse built in 1894. The photo shows the present rear of the building. The three-layered gables on the right were part of the building once exclusively for the imperial visit. Presently the imperial members stay and bathe at hotels and the imperial chamber of the bathhouse is not used anymore but the bathhouse offers a guided tour to this chamber. There's a vantage point where a great photo of the whole bathhouse including the statue of a white heron on top of the highest roof, which is not visible in this picture, can be taken. Well just go there and walk around. I wish you could find that spot!
There's a good ice cream shop in the shopping arcade, named Dolce. Their citrus sorbet is so good.

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