Arriving in Kinosaki I was determined to have everyone dress in Yukata and wander the streets to soak up the Onsen Matsuri festival. It was only a small festival and there were few people, but it was our first opportunity to participate in a real festival so I wanted to make the most of it. The staff at the ryokan were very helpful in getting us all dressed in the yukata of our choice in record speed. I thought we looked pretty good and it is amazing how beautiful it makes you feel to get dressed up. There were several stalls lining the streets and I got talked into eating chocolate bananas and strawberries...you can see from the photos how yummy they looked. Kinosaki is a really beautiful town famous for its onsen (hot baths) so most of us made our way to try at least one of them. The idea is to try several as each bath has different properties and unique surroundings, but actually it was pretty difficult to get dressed again each time and we had a huge meal waiting for us at the ryokan so I only had one bath myself. It was our last night in Hyogo Prefecture, but what a wonderful way to spend our time in this amazing prefecture that really can offer all aspects of Japan.
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