Hotel New Green Kashiwazaki
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Preface
Ten years have now passed since I first landed in Narita airport. I'll never forget the strange smells, sounds and sights that confronted me on that Shinkansen (bullet train) journey to my new home. Although Japan is a world away from my life now ...
Niigata
... rice (and hence sake). When you approach the city you do get a feel for this. There are seemingly endless farms surrounding the city, which is different from the Osaka/Tokyo country side I have seen so far. Once you actually get into the city though, it is like most other urban Japanese areas - big flashing signs and heaps of people. I checked into a business hotel close to the station, then went about getting bus information. I wanted ...
No parrott sketch included
... To the right of the altar was grandfather. He was in futon. A duvet covered most of his body. Aunt Yumiko, my mum's sister, was sitting besides him and greeted us. After some chitchat about the journey and the weather, she asked me if this was the first time I saw a dead body. Nodding to her question, she suggested I touch him. Dad sat besides me, saying the body would really be cold. And it was. Now I really learnt what the expression ...
Snow Monkeys who onsen it!
... through the chilly winter by coming down the mountain to bathe in the natural onsens (hot springs). What a sight to see! They were so tame, but Darcy and I tried to keep our distance. They are still wild monkeys after all. Shara wanted to take a baby monkey home with ...
What goes up....must come down...hard
... was still in a lot of pain after a couple of weeks and it turns out there is a small incomplete fracture on my tail bone. Ouch. A month or 2 and I will be back to nornal) - Needless to say, I didnt get to snowboard the second day because I was a gimp. - The friendly Japanese ski club love cigarettes as much as they like beer. I felt queezy from their smoking the whole bus ride home. Yuck. All in all it was a trip to remember! Ha ...
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