Arriving in a mountain valley village of Misasa, Tottori – holding loads of memories from a previous life – for an extended medical Hot Springs soak.
I wandered a mostly empty street, finally meeting a kindly man just shutting up his restaurant for three weeks for hunting season.
Learned Hiroyuki-san travelled & worked in 15 countries and was kind enough to make me a special lunch. I returned after 30 minutes to a spectacular takeaway set prepared by a true artisan.
I sat alone on a bench at a moss-covered shrine by my touji inn and shared the splendour with you while getting my bearings for what’s to come.
In brief: rest, soak, and stroll. Then I dug in!
So very grateful for his kindness, and very grateful to you for taking the time to hang out.
PS Slip into this onsen ♨️ for more from Misasa:
Take a soak for more from Misasa, Tottori hot springs including video field notes – from short videos, out-and-about riffs, long soliloquies – plus poetry zines, and archival goodness, all flowing freely
