The remarkable statue that stands in the middle of a totally overgrown courtyard, with nothing and no-one around to appreciate it aside from the shrubbery. The shuttered and boarded-up temple nearby is inaccessible unless you scramble through bushes too. It's just weird because it looks like major tourist attractions look like in my head, but obviously something didn't work out from the local point of view.
While blindy stumbling through clouds looking for the noisy sulphuric vents on Mt. Esan I eventually wandered all the way to the summit. The dense cloud cover gave the whole place a very spooky feel, which was enhanced by the total absence of anyone else for the entire hike. The not-appearing-on-my-full-memory-card vents were pretty special too.
This hot spring bubbles out into the sea, and to my surprise didn't taste the least bit salty. One of the more interesting onsen I've been to.
I felt sorry for this geyser, trapped behind walls and capped to prevent people rubber-necking from the road. It would have been cool to see it before it was caged, but at least the foot-bath was nice.
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