Summer vacation 14 - Kakunodate, 1000 steps in Yamadera and a delicious dinner

As I had another day with quite some driving and an early dinner time ahead, I decided to skip Tazawa ko an directly go to Kakunodate, a small town, that has a lovely Samurai district. The morning rain just was gone and the heat already started early.

Next stop was Yamadera, where there is a temple area in the mountains. I'm used to find temples with some stairs as approach. But 1000 steps???

Well, it's definitely worth it. 

I made it to Zao Onsen, my final stop for the day, in time to take a nice soak in one of the baths, my hotel has, before time for dinner came

Here the starters

The rest of the pictures is not yet synchronized. It's a bit difficult with the Wifi. 

The view from my room

What a wonderfull day!