Kyushu

Phew. This is a lot of travelling. I`m now in Beppu, the hot spring and tackiness capital of Japan. Sand baths, dodgy museums, hot springs... thats about it, the beach is far too cold. I`m taking an overnight ferry to Osaka, then onto the mountain retreat of Koya-san. I went up to Mt Aso today, nice to get some snow! Unfortunately, it was closed due to huge clouds of sulphur being belched. I suppose that`s the risk of visiting active volcanoes!