Ryokan in Ureshino
嬉野A hot-spring and green-tea town in Saga, known for water so smooth on the skin it is called 'bihada no yu'. Nearly fifty ryokan line both banks of the Shiota River. Ureshino-Onsen Station on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen is about 70 minutes from Hakata and 25 minutes from Nagasaki.
Ureshino through the year
Spring春
March to May
The first tea harvest of the year, the most prized, peaks in early May.
Summer夏
June to August
The third and last tea harvest runs from late July to mid-August.
Autumn秋
September to November
The maples around Todoroki Falls, a three-step waterfall in the hills above the town, turn in mid to late November.
Winter冬
December to February
On cold days the dish to eat is Ureshino's onsen yudofu, tofu simmered in the hot-spring water until it turns soft and milky.
The ryokan
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Photo credits
690 Noda, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons