♥怡: goodbye seishun

Since we ran out of rides on our 18kippu ticket, we opted for the cheapest medium to return to Tokyo, which was, surprising, by air. Tokyo-bound flights from Oita were actually cheaper than shinkansen tickets–something to look out for!
Flight Information:
Airline: JetStar
Price: ~¥9800/economy class
Departure Time: 15:45 Oita Airport
Arrival Time: 16:45 Narita Airport
Since our flight is at an awkward time in the middle of the day, there wasn't much time to do anything, so we just took things slowly, did some packing, and relaxed in the ryokan (since it was +40°C outside!).

Started the day with a healthy Japanese breakfast.
Natto, picked lotus root and misc. vegetables, tofu, salad, shirasu, fish, and yogurt, with miso and iron-cooked rice.

Daytime view of the rotenburo onsen

Again, the size of the bath isn't as big as I'd like, but the temperature of the water and the outside air was perfect.

Beppu Tower and the calm ocean

and the busybusy city packed with buildings. Love the mountains in the background, though.

We left the ryokan in the afternoon and headed towards Beppu Station to take the bus to the airport.

Random statue: this is the man called "Shiny Uncle" who loved children.

I saw this engraved onto one of the stones. The three best of Japan: mountain is Fuji, sea is the Seto Inland Sea, and onsen is Beppu. I'm proud to say that I've accomplished all of them without realizing it! Thanks to the people who accompanied me, Jay, Alexie, and Samantha!