Myoko Akakura Onsen Tomaryokan
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De natuur in
De afgelopen dagen waren we dus in Nagano, 'hoofdstad van de Japanse alpen'. Een hele verandering: duidelijk minder gehaast dan tokio. Ook de temperatuur was omschakelen: waar we in Tokio nog in onze shirtjes rondliepen bij een graad of 20, is het hier rond de 10 graden, dus winterjassen aan. 's Nachts vriest het hier, overdag is het wel lekker. Als geheel heeft het ondanks de ruim 300.000 inwoners de atmosfeer van een bergdorp waar je ...
Real Japanese experiences
Our time in Suzaka and at the zen temple has come to an end. We've spent such beautiful days here, helping out on a meaningful project, and, in return, having the opportunity to live in a stunning natural area and experiencing many traditional Japanese activities and rituals: the tea ceremony with all its details and formality; zazen meditation, with ...
Japanese country life
... just like humans! It was amazing to be surrounded by so many of them, so close to us! They are so entertaining to watch! They are really used to humans and they act like they don't even notice us. Only the boss sometimes would scare people (and other monkeys) off.
Then we stopped at Obuse, a small town where the famous painter Hokusai spent the last years of his life. It's a ...
Live from the Japanese Alps!
... host, who took us to a wonderful and peaceful place 700 meters high in the mountains: what a view!!
After a nice breakfast with homemade orange marmalade, we got to work: we started to paint the yellow building you can see in the pictures. It was so nice to be out and active on such a beautiful day within such a beautiful environment!
Then we had ...
Snow monkeys, rotemburo and a rather pleasant meal
... Once past the pay kiosk, there were lots of them, going about their business, whilst we tourists gawped at them. They didn't seem to like having cameras pointed at them as they would turn away. Fair enough!
Only a few monkeys were in the pond. Little baby monkeys were playing, other monkeys groomed each other, whilst some seemed bored and had a snooze. They were enchanting and we spent at least two hours ...
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