Hotel & Tennis Colina Yaita
Travel Blogs from Yaita
Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... grandmas. Everyone was eager to board the elevators to get back up. Being so close to the water made it even colder. We eventually squeezed into an elevator but the old lady behind us wasn't as fortunate. The elevator attendant had to cut her off and send her back to the line. She seemed quite upset and did not want to head back to the line. Not sure what she was saying in Japanese but she was pouting and complaining. Finally, we saw an old man squeeze out of ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... is held together by a thick waist strap. It took some convincing but I eventually also put on the dress like robe. Unfortunately i was forced to change due to the continual onslaught of wardrobe malfunctions which would have made the likes of Janet Jackson really proud. Basically whenever i sat down or laid down the sides of my robe would split open exposing my lower extremities and I'm not just referring to my legs. Bon and I both agreed that my dress wearing skills ...
The real Shogun
Travel for the day started early--our group meeting in the hotel lobby by 7:40 AM. A couple of train/subway connections and about 3 hours of travel found us at Japan's most famous shrine.
The 1975 James Clavell novel Shogun described Toranaga's rise to Shogunate. The place we visited today called Toshogu Shrine is the shrine dedicated to the real-life ...
Japan On Ice
... by the end.
I'm not sure that Japan will be a hockey threat any time soon but if they could get some of their sumo wrestling guys upright on skates they might be dishing out some world class body checks. And speaking of sumo, we're off to the biggest tournament of the year in Tokyo where DH gets another opportunity to explore her fascination (some might say "problem") with watching big and fat, nearly naked men wrestling with one ...
Day trip to Nikko
... popular destination). I spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the many spectacular shrines and temples in the area.
After returning to Tokyo in the late afternoon I spent the evening exploring Akihabara, Tokyo's "electric town". It's an area of Tokyo that is popular for buying anime, computer games, digital cameras and all manner of inexpensive computer and electrical equipment. The whole area is full of bright lights and noise. I can only describe it ...
Other places to stay in Yaita
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Yaita Eastern Hotel
24-1 Suehiro-cho, Yaita | Hotel -
Hotel Sakura
1020 Kamiisano, Yaita | Hotel -
Hotel Wely Sumiyoshi
1-13-4 Ogicho, Yaita | Hotel
