Maison d'hotes Jnan Lilou
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Fukushima / Tohoku Summer
August 10 - 14 2012, Cycling holiday: Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan
Day 1: arrived in Aizu Wakamatsu: Tsuruga Castle, Mt.Iimori, Byakkotai hill, Sazaedo Pagoda
Day 2: Cycled up into the mountains to Ouichijuku
Day 3: Rented ...
Returning Home
We had a wonderful time, indeed we have memories for a lifetime. Still, I was happy to be heading home. I missed Mr. Frank and my puppy!
I would love to come back to Japan, perhaps in the fall to see the color. I felt I had only a wild, frenetic taste of Tokyo. I loved, loved, loved Kyoto and would have enjoyed having a third day. Hiroshima was both beautiful and ...
The Ryokan -- A Traditional Japanese Inn
... cotton kimonos -- were in the room for us when we arrived. We donned them right away and kept them on throughout our stay.
Then it was off to the baths! Very awkward at first -- we didn't know at what point we were meant to strip. Through gestures the Japanese women explained to us what to do. We left all all our clothes and big towel in a basket in the big dressing room. We then took a tiny towel to the common shower area for ...
Shopping in Aizu City
... with sukiyaki sauce. We each had a bowl of rice and a raw egg we could beat with our chop sticks and pour over the whole concoction. Delicious! Perfect meal for a night in after a cold, windy day.
We stayed snuggled under the kotaksu and finished the evening with a game of Skip-Bo. (Yeah! I won!) and a couple of episodes of sit-coms Brent had downloaded from the Internet. It was an early-to-bed ...
Aizu Castle
Kris joined us for today's excursion to Aizu Castle (Tsuruga, the Crane Castle). In its present (reconstructed) form, it dates to 1591. The shogun’s generals lived here. The shogun didn’t, but did come when directing battles.
In the mid 19th century, the Aizu samurai were defeated here by the new Meijii government – which, in turn, ended the feudal/shogun era. The head ...
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
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