Family Lodge Hatagoya Makinohara
Travel Blogs from Makinohara
Shinkansen riding
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So am I.....
I am going to fly to Australia for the next trip.
Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
Is that the true, the whirlpool is clockwise rotation due to the Coriolis effect?
Let's see....
Special Thanks.
Photos were taken by Yuki in Japan(Chiba prefecture).
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Nice Retreat In Suburban Hamamatsu
... at the northeast of Lake Hamana and is best known by a zen meditation garden said to have been created by Enshu Kobori legendary garden designer during early 17th century. The garden is great for sure but the temple also has a number of great spots you can never leave without taking ...
The Hike Up Mount Fuji
... I was a victim of altitude sickness. I knew she was right but I did not want to admit that to myself because I came to Mt. Fuji on a mission and I am not one that quits very easily. Sitting there talking with her though I denied it but being the good friend she was, she saw right past through me and told me she thinks I should get a hut for the evening to rest. I did not want to do that because a) the huts were very expensive to sleep in, b) I didn’t want ...
Back to Hamamatsu and family dinner
This morning we got up, had another traditional Japanese breakfast which included rice (as always), tofu and some raw fish.
Then we took a train back to Hamamatsu (Aki's home town). Before meeting with some of the relatives (lots of brothers and cousins) I managed to check out the Hamamatsu castle. It was built by Takugawa Ieyasu about 450 ...
I Made It!
... rail pass with both hands and bow* Arigato gozaimas! *receive with both hands and bow*) and since it was such a clear day… we could see Mount Fuji. With snow capping the top. Siiiigh. So beautiful. Then we hopped on a train to a part of Shizuoka that has a massive Gundam wing statue (robot thing from an anime). There was some hobby fair going on at the time, at one point I just couldn't help but laugh. There was nobody there, and yet they had people working the tents ...