Serenity at Kinosaki Onsen

Snow crab is a very popular local delicacy.

Everything looks straight out of a movie scene.

Tourists and locals are encouraged to wear a yukata and geta to move comfortably from one place to another.

You can find many interesting souvenir shops and restaurants.

Hot spring drinking water.

Yanagi-yu is a cozy bath house that is said to ensure the fertility of women.

The garden of one of the many traditional Ryokan.

The locals take great pride in ensuring their town looks perfect.

The playground of a local school.

Many of the traditional Ryokan have stunning private gardens.

You can find cute restaurants and coffee places everywhere.

If you wander into the mountains you might find some hidden gems such as this.

You can reach Kinosaki via an express train from Osaka or Kyoto.

You can find beautiful ponds everywhere.

Mandara-Yu bath house is said to bring luck for business and agriculture.

There are many fish markets with restaurants upstairs.

Many people walk on geta (wooden sandals) in Kinosaki.

The white stork is the symbol of the region and can be found everywhere.

Kinosaki has many hidden surprises, such as these stairs leading towards a shrine.

A couple wearing traditional yukata (cotton kimono) in the main street.