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Back to Oirase for some real fall color
... had thinned some giving me a much better view of the many waterfalls.
I arrived early enough the trail was not crowded, but by the time I was heading back the foot traffic and vehicle traffic made it a slow go. I'm not sure there was a single person along the trail that didn't have a camera in their hand. ....OK, there were a couple, but those were ...
Fall Colors.......sort of
... business along the way. The real crazy part is seeing the full-size tour buses pass each other on these VERY narrow Japanese roads. Luckily, I have a itty-bitty car :o)
I made it all the way to Lake Towada. Sure glad this wasn't the weekend for kayaking! The water was very rough with a pretty steady breeze.
A few more ...
Ninohe
... dragons (see video). After the parade we drove further up north and stopped at a store where Vince prided himself on his new finding of a $5 jean jacket. It was a successful, busy first day in northern (Iwate) Japan. (Iwate would be comparable to a state or province in the US; so Ninohe, Iwate Japan would be like saying Steamboat Springs, Colorado USA)
The next day we drove further north to see some exotic caves which proved to be a great escape from ...
Mountain Adventure
... the highest of the three old volcanoes). This is the the peak I climbed last month along with the other two sleeping volcanoes. There were a lot more people on the trail today. Probably because I was later getting to the mountains (remember my slightly different direction).
I was nice on top of both peaks - cool breeze blowing :o) I ...
Air Fest 2012 - Misawa Air Base
... off, we still had a great crowd. Not quite the size of the crowd I remember from 2009 when we had both the Blue Impulse (JASDF Demonstration Team) and the USAF Thunderbirds,....and BEAUTIFUL weather, but from what I've been told, the crowd was a good deal bigger than last year (which is understandable considering most of ...
Other places to stay in Misawa
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Hotel Route Inn Misawa
1-9-2 Saiwai-cho, Misawa | 3 star hotelfrom $63 -
Misawa City Hotel
2-1-1 Chuocho, Misawa | Hotel -
Misawa Princess Hotel
1-3-26 Saiwaicho, Misawa | Hotel -
Annex Princess Hotel
1-6-48 Saiwaicho, Misawa | Hotel -
Hotel Grand Hill
3-8-4 Matsuzonocho, Misawa | Hotel -
Misawa Inn Koyo
1-6-8 Saiwaicho, Misawa | Hotel -
Hotel Tensui
89 Furumagiyama, Misawa | Hotel -
Misawa Park Hotel
1-1-46 Hirahata, Misawa | Hotel -
Business Hotel Koyoen
1-9-40 Saiwaicho, Misawa | Hotel