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Sakurajima Public Footspa

A good idea is a good idea, and today I stumbled on just that: footspas are a good idea. If someone said, "Hey, I've got a good idea. Let's go to a footspa.", I would respond with something along the lines of, "thanks but not thanks." Luckily no one told me to go to footspas. I stumbled upon them all by myself.*

I'm now in Kagoshima, the southern most point in "mainland"* Japan. Just across the bay sits an active . The plan for the day was to ferry across the bay, go climb up the volcano (or at least to wherever they allow), take a *, and then come back. My encounter of the footspa came at just the right time. There is just something about sitting outdoors almost up to in [naturally] warm water after a respectable hike and watching a wonderful . If I had brought a clean pair of socks, it would have been that much better, but I'm not going to complain.

Sunday March 15 2009

File under: travel, Japan

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on Sun 15th Mar, 2009 07:38 pm PDT melissa (in toronto) said:
living vicariously through your posts.. can almost feel the water warming up my frostbitten toes! (okok an exaggeration) looking forward to more adventures!
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on Sun 15th Mar, 2009 08:38 pm PDT per said:
'stumbled upon a footspa' Brilliant!The Japanese don't foots around with soul contact. Sorry, Wren but seriously if you come across some Jika-tabi I would consider giving my first born (plus the going rate) for a pair of work boots.
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on Mon 16th Mar, 2009 12:03 am PDT Wren said:
Per, what size? A mission is always a great thing to have when traveling.
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on Mon 16th Mar, 2009 01:13 am PDT Joe said:
is that so your centaur costume will be all the more believable per? ;-) they look like hooves.
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