Miyoshi-kan
Travel Blogs from Aizuwakamatsu
Shirakawa day 14; Drinking sake under the stars
... wanneer het gros van de bezoekers weg is, duren vooraleer het dorpje met zijn rustige sfeer echt tot zijn recht komt.
Na mijn koffer tot mijn verblijfplaats, een lokaal huisje dat is omgevormd tot minshuku, te slepen neem ik onmiddellijk de bus richting het verste punt van het dorp. Wat je ver kan noemen natuurlijk want de bus doet er zelf met zijn slakkentempo maar een 20 minuten over.
Aangekomen wacht een ...
Fukushima / Tohoku Summer
August 10 - 14 2012, Cycling holiday: Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan
Day 1: arrived in Aizu Wakamatsu: Tsuruga Castle, Mt.Iimori, Byakkotai hill, Sazaedo Pagoda
Day 2: Cycled up into the mountains to Ouichijuku
Day 3: Rented ...
Returning Home
... Miyajima was a delightful surprise.
I wouldn't take anything in exchange for the ryokan experience -- the room with a delightful view and tatami mats and futons, the yukatas, the private dining, and the communal bathing in a natural hot spring. It was the perfect way to end our time in this remarkable country.
I look forward to many more happy travels with my sister.
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The Ryokan -- A Traditional Japanese Inn
Ahh ... the ryokan. I'd been looking forward to this throughout the trip. Our choice, Taki no Yu (Taki = waterfall; Yu = hot water/spring) is on a hillside very close to in-town Aizu. However, the secluded setting and naturalistic views makes you feel miles away.
You enter the ryokan area (there are several, large and small, new and very old) through a large gate across the road. As you walk across the bridge, you can look down into ...
Shopping in Aizu City
... ware store. Beautiful stuff! Aizu is known for its lacquer, and I could smell the resin coming from the back room. Oh yes, we found an interesting antique store. Susan bought a beautiful obi. Wish I had seen it first!
For dinner Brent prepared a beef nabe (hot pot) on the low living room table. The meat, tofu, carrots, Chinese cabbage, and two kinds of mushrooms were cooked in a soy sauce broth ...
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Other places to stay in Aizuwakamatsu
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Onyado Toho
Higashiyama Onsen, Aizuwakamatsu | 4 star hotelfrom $79 -
Marumine Kanko Hotel
Ashinomaki Onsen, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Harataki
Higashiyama Onsen, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotelfrom $168 -
Hotel New Palace
2-78 Naka-machi, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotelfrom $50 -
Ekimae Fuji Grand Hotel
Higashiyama Onsen, Aizuwakamatsu | 3 star hotelfrom $50 -
Aizuwakamatsu Washington Hotel
201 Byakko-machi, Aizuwakamatsu | 3 star hotelfrom $56 -
Hotel Route Inn Aizuwakamatsu
1-5 Heianmachi, Aizuwakamatsu | 3 star hotelfrom $63 -
Hotel Alpha One Aizuwakamatsu
Higashiyama Onsen, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Higashiyama Grand Hotel
Higashiyama Onsen, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Toyoko Inn Aizu Wakamatsu Ekimae
222-1 Byakko machi, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotelfrom $54 -
Nakamachi Fuji Grand Hotel
1-12 Nakamachi, Aizuwakamatsu | 3 star hotelfrom $54 -
Green Hotel Aizu
3-7-23 Chuo, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Ashinomaki Prince Hotel
Ashinomaki Onsen, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Hotel Osakaya
1-2-55 O-machi, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Hotel Ishibashi
2-58 Nakamachi, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Haikara Hotel Yutsuku Shirasse
637 Higashiyamaonsen Innai, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel -
Aizu Fresh Resort
28 Kawahigashimachi Hatta Ishigasaka, Aizuwakamatsu | Hotel