Kyushu... One night in Beppu (Part 2)

Here are more photos of restaurants from my evening walk in Beppu.  The first is a garlic restaurant.  The smell attracted my attention before the lanterns and the norin with the garlic headed character.

One of the signs on the side of this ramen restaurant indicated that their specialty was Yokohama style noodles.

Kyushu... One night in Beppu (Part 1)

I was in Oita-ken on Kyushu over the weekend to attend friend's wedding.  I was asked to take photos and even though I was working the event I had a blast. 

I stayed Saturday night in Beppu and took some photos of their quiet central shopping and nightlife area.  It seemed very quaint, natsukashii or forgotten Japan feel.  The shops and restaurant facades look as if they were taken from 1950's or 60's movies in Japan.  It was like stepping onto a movie set or stepping back in time...