The
next morning, we pulled ourselves together and headed for brunch at Yoshizuka Unagiya (博多名代 吉塚うなぎ屋), which specializes in unagi
(eel) dishes. It was incredibly well
seasoned and full of classically Japanese flavors. The restaurant opens at 11AM, and while we
couldn’t get a reservation, we were told that if we came and waited right when
they opened, we could get a table. When
we arrived at 10:50, they were already open and had many tables seated! We were able to get one right away at 11AM.
Our bus to Yufuin left at 12:30, so we ended up timing things perfectly. We had pre-purchased bus passes to use that allowed us to pre-reserve seats for all of our trips. I highly recommend getting them, as they allow you to hop on and off the inner city buses as well all throughout the Northern Kyushu area!
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| Eel and miso soup for breakfast. Really tasty! |
Our bus to Yufuin left at 12:30, so we ended up timing things perfectly. We had pre-purchased bus passes to use that allowed us to pre-reserve seats for all of our trips. I highly recommend getting them, as they allow you to hop on and off the inner city buses as well all throughout the Northern Kyushu area!
What
had been an overcast morning turned into a steady drizzle by the time we
boarded out bus. It made for a rather
pretty ride though, creating rolling waves of mist and fog between mountain
peaks. I love the glimpses of traditional
Japanese villages nestled into the crooks of mountains as well.
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| On the bus to Yufuin! |
