Japan is amazing fo@the pachenkio machines (ball bearing gambelling) to the automated wash and water toilets. The trains are excellent, it:s clean as you like and we get by fine with the language barrier. eirst stop was Osaka, beautiful city and despite some dodgy directions on the web we made it to our first hot@nd were really plea...
After our exhausting adventures meandering through the streets of Kyoto we were resigned to making today a less rigorous experience. We "finallyh" slept in for a night, waking up tardily around 7:30 AM. We had decided to take the "Johnny Hillwalker" tour leaving from Kyoto Train Station this AM. We decided to have a quick breakfast before headin...
Well, is there anybody out there? I doubt it, but for you loyal viewers, here goes, I will try to bring this journal up to speed! So, I took off from Tokyo a few weeks ago, headed for the Japanese Alps. I read my information printout on the Hostel I was aiming for, and boarded a train for Nagano. The trains here are fantastic! Travelling by bull...
