After a few confusing minutes of trying to figure out where I was and how he could find me, we found each other and had some Hakata (?) ramen. One of the best things about Kyushi ramen that I found out was the custom of 替え玉（kaedama）. Kaedama is where a customer can get another serving of noodles for only １００円! Of course, I asked for a kaedama as soon as I heard this and it was good!
Got on the JR Sonic bound for Beppu and arrived at the station in about 1 hour. Yasuno said she was going to be late so I had planned to try check into the hostel and drop off my gigantic luggage before meeting her but my phone rang right after I got outside. This was good since she helped me find the place and after hauling my bag up a flight up extra narrow Japanese stairs, we went to get some food and see some things. Went to a place called Ureshi-ya just as they were opening for dinner.
One of the things I had wanted to try ever since I started learning about Japanese food was basashi (horse meat sashimi) and luckily, Ureshi-ya had it.
After the basashi, karaage and nikujaga we walked around the shotengai and alleyways. Maybe this is the case in all of Japan but the fact that a centuries old onsen is only mere meters away from several adult establishments is still kind of a shock.
There was a giant Tengu so I tried to pick it's nose.
Yasuno did no such thing, because she's not weird like me (as far as I know).
There was a golden deer or something outside a store so Yasuno tried to ride it.
There was also some impossible to photograph suit of armor in a store window.
And an evil-looking Billiken.
On that note, day 1 in Kyushu drew to a close.
Went to do some laundry and a strange old lady tried to borrow 3,000 yen from me. NO!
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