I've been in rehab for two months. Finally, I don't need to use the crutches now. I'm very happy, because the doctor told me that I could walk about less than one hour. I've been thinking we want to go to travel and stay at a hot springs spa. So I visited Iwate and Aomori during the GW vacation with my wife and her mother.
Our trip started with boarding the flight for Sendai on May 2nd night. We stayed one night in Sendai. The Next day, we headed to Morioka by bullet train and picked the rental car up at Morioka station. We visited Hachimantai National park and stayed at Matsukawa hot springs in the park. This hot springs is located in the mountains and there is no restaurant, no shop and no houses around this hotel. You can just hear the sounds of the river and birds. It was a really nice experience.
The Next morning, it was really cold. I was surprised, because I needed a jacket outside the hotel. In the morning, we headed to the top of Hachimantai by rental car. However, we couldn't get there, because the road was closed due to the snow. I was surprised again. It's already May! Finally, we changed our schedule and headed to Oirase Gorge in Aomori. This gorge is well known for pure water in the river and green leaves in May and autumn colors in November along the river. My wife and her mother were really happy, because they enjoyed very beautiful views, like fresh green leaves in the gorge. I think it's the best season to see the green leaves.
After Oirase, we headed to Sukayu hot springs and stayed there one night. This Japanese style hotel is really famous for 100% natural hot springs and lots of snow in winter. We were lucky, because we got the reservation just one week before our stay. We enjoyed the hot springs, local foods and local Japanese Sake there. I got refreshed in the GW vacation. I'd like to do my best for my rehab and my work after vacation.
