Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma, Day 2

The next morning, after a second round of onsen, we went to a different restaurant under the hotel for breakfast.

This japanese breakfast platter here was included with our buffet breakfast. The pot behind the platter contains the "zousui" or porridge which was surprisingly good too.

Can't get enough of bread no matter where I go!

The famous mascot of Gunma.

heehee so cute!

As we had some time left before our bus after our check-out time, we went exploring behind the back alleys and found many small but interesting shops.

Love all the flower decorations with the black cat.

Can help but snap away everytime we're at the yubatake.

Trying to get a good pic~

Found this interesting spot with a sign that tells people not to throw coins into the water but it's filled with coins! hahaha...

Mum and dad <3

This area is pretty small actually.

There's this shrine on top of the hill..... Dad and I decided to walk up the stairs to check it out.

The view from the top?

Another view of the hotel.

After walking around, we went to grab lunch at a nearby restaurant that serves tempura.

This is my order of cold udon and tempura.

This is the view from  the hotel's lobby.

Late afternoon, we took a bus back to Tokyo while enjoying these yummy manjyu that Mum bought before boarding.

Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma, Day 1

Before heading to Tokyo station, we grabbed breakfast at the bakery in Aeon.

From Tokyo station, it was a long bus ride to Kusatsu Onsen. It was raining when we arrived and luckily, Hotel Ichii had free shuttle bus services from the bus station to the hotel. The lady at the information center called our hotel for us and the shuttle bus arrived in 5 mins.

Once we've checked in, we were brought to our room where we got to enjoy a nice cup of green tea, manjyu and senbei.

Mum and dad enjoying their tea. :D

This is how our room which was located in the main building looked like before they laid out our futons. 

Outside the hotel~

The famous yubatake~

heehee.... :)

Bought ticket for the famous onsen show and had some time to spare before our show time.

So we explored around the area. That's our hotel in the background.

Found this cute little onsen tamago snack thing and we decided to give it a try. 

It was yummy and I guess this is a good gift for people who have not tried onsen tamago before. They sell this in a nice gift pack. Each egg comes in it's own cup, with a pack of sauce and spoon.

Apparently were 1,156m above sea level.

Love this view~

If you're allergic to the smell of sulphur, this place might not be suitable for you.

Our ticket for the show, 600 yen for an adult.

The small performance area.

Part of the show where you listen to the ladies sing and splash the water around in order to cool it as how they would do it back in the days.

After the show, we headed back to the hotel's dining area for dinner. Never had such a fancy kaiseki before in my life. This is the appetiser plate that came with tofu and red wine.

Shabu-shabu platter~

The lady who served us very nicely offered to take a family photo for us. While we were dining in the restaurant, we had a very private area. No other customers were in our view.

Yuba and sashimi!

Part of our shabu-shabu~

My order of fish. Mum ordered the beef.

Maitake takekomi gohan with pickles and miso soup.

We also had a small bowl of cold pink noodles which I totally forgot to take a picture of.

And to end the meal, a dessert platter!

So happy to have such a grand and yummy meal with mummy and daddy~ <3