Hello from the JR Limited Express, somewhere between Kyoto and Kinosaki Onsen.
We just paid for two tickets from Fukuoka to Tokyo because every possible train combination was fully booked. I could be annoyed about it—especially since we have a country-wide JR Pass—but I decided to lean into gratitude instead. “At least we can afford it”, I told Fafa, trying to pacify myself.
Also, the view from this train is far too beautiful to dwell on a freshly charged credit card.
Yes, we’re heading to Kinosaki Onsen for a two-night stay. Wheee…
I almost wrote that this would be our first onsen town, but it’s not—Yunomine Onsen holds that title.
The weather is exceptionally bright today, though honestly, I would’ve preferred snow in Kinosaki. It would’ve made everything extra romantic.
Travel in Japan always feels like an adventure. Japan train travel is even more so. The scenery keeps shifting: green. rivers. rural houses. cliffs and hills. farms. mountain trees.
Really— is there anything better than train travel?
Kinosaki Onsen JR Limited Express Train Diary Ekiben
I had a hot jasmine tea, which I got from the vending machine in the station for ¥170, crab crackers from Ine, and Almond Dars from a Tokyo Konbini.
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