Hotel Uotoshi
Travel Blogs from Minamiuonuma
Winter Granted
... than Tokyo had to offer.
We booked a room in a ryokan in the town of Shima. Small town. Village, really: a couple of main streets, mostly lined with ryokans, hotels, and shops, and that's about it. From Tokyo, it's north by northwest, but it's so small that the nearest train station is over a half-hour bus ride away. However, since it's a popular spot for overnight getaways, there is a direct highway bus from Tokyo Station. We decided to ...
Ski Heil und Badehaus in den japanischen Alpen
... die Skifahr-Tradition - die kommt wohl aus Österreich. Vor langer langer Zeit soll wohl mal ein Österreicher hier den Japanern das Skifahren beigebracht haben und demzufolge verbinden viele Einheimische das Skifahren mit den Deutschen, wie wir das Origami und auch Sushi mit den Japanern verbinden. more stories on ...
Oze National Park
... I went down to Yamanohana in the morning, the area was misty, but it was clear on my way back. The greenery was so lush and vivid that I didn't care about the uphill. I arrived at Hatomoachi pass at 1:20 and rested on a bench until my bus came at 2:10.
Oze National Park Official Website
http://www.oze-fnd.or.jp/
The website is operated by the Oze Preservation Foundation. It includes local weather forecast, pictures, live images, and FAQs.
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Preface
... always remain in my heart. Some memories are distant and some have faded, yet when I cast my mind back to that time its as clear as the rising sun. To see the next entry please follow the link to my brand new site: http://www.memoirsofjapan.com ...
Never pitch your tent on an incline... FujiRock08.
... the festival, with a capacity of about 200 people (And another 500 waiting outside) We were able to sneak in through a side door and past the security guard (The door was too big for the little fella) Well worth the late night. It was the absolute pinacle of Fuji.
Fuji had other nice little treats, you'd come across street performers, a one man band here and there... fire twirlers, magicians or Michael Franti doing a ...