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Driving around Kyushu region – Fukuoka, Oita, Kumamoto, Nagasaki Road Trip 10 days EP. 3

Day 3 Today's destination is a guesthouse behind Mt. Aso, so that we can go up the mountain early the next morning. There are places to visit along the way, such as a suspension bridge and the Kuju ski resort, where we will try skiing for the first time. Today, there are many places that are different from the plan and we did not go because yesterday's sake was really good. We also got lost and the road was closed due to snow.

Places to visit

Japanese restaurant (grilled fish restaurant)

Map : It is a beautiful and beautiful place.

A roadside restaurant that I found by chance. It is right on the cliff with a beautiful view. The grilled fish menu has a sweet taste because it is very fresh. To order food, you have to order at the counter first. Then sit and wait for the food to be served to you at a single table. There is no English menu, but there are pictures of some of the menus.

Kokonoe Yume Otsuribashi (suspension bridge)

Map : Kokonoe Yume Otsuribashi

Today's first destination. There is an entrance fee. The atmosphere is good, the wind is blowing heavily. There is a view of mountains on both sides while walking across the bridge. The end of the road is a shop. At the end of the road, walk around and come back. There are officers taking care of safety between the bridges.

Kuju Forest Park Skiing Grounds

Map : Kuju Forest Park Skiing Grounds

When we arrived at the ski resort, there were quite a few people. It might be because there were only a few places. We planned to take the kids to learn snowboarding. By the time we got there, it was already past noon because we got lost and drove slowly because the road was full of snow. We didn't have snow tires, so we had to drive slowly.

There are 2 ways to buy the ticket: through the machine and through the counter. There are vendors. The ticket office and the equipment rental office are in different places, but we didn't have time, so we only played the sliding tray (we also paid for the rental fee). There is a food court inside. Don't throw away the ticket because you can return it to the machine and get 1,000 yen back.

Accommodation 100 years old

Booked through Booking.com for 7700 baht. It has 2 floors, 2 bedrooms, a wooden house behind a mountain, freezing weather. In this city, there aren't many options for houses that are shared with friends because our requirements are to be on the mountain and near the way up to Mt. Aso tomorrow.

Since we arrived very late and there was no food yet, we had to split into two teams to prepare the food. I myself had to go to the only supermarket in this area, which was about 5 kilometers away, called Frein Supermarket The food here is very cheap. *Advice: Don't drive here when it's dark because there are no street lights on the way from the accommodation to here. It's quite scary because we got lost on the closed road, which made it even scarier.

Another team came to take care of the house, prepare for the food, light the fire and prepare the bedrooms.

At night it was cold to very cold. There was a heater in the house. I woke up in the morning and took some pictures of the surroundings to show you.

Accommodation reviews:
weakness : Personally, from the author's perspective, the houses are quite hard to find. The houses are all the same. The key is in the keybox on the left side of the entrance door to the house. The code can be obtained from a message from the lessor. The house is not very clean, rather old. The bathroom is old. The admin answers questions quickly, but he himself does not live in that area and cannot help. You have to help yourself.
strength : Near the entrance to Mt. Aso, cheap, good atmosphere, very close to nature. There is a stove for grilling by yourself. There is firewood for lighting by yourself. If you are not too particular about being precise, this is a good choice.

Month 1 house, temperature 0 degrees, minus degrees at night