Naruto Grand Hotel

... geographical features and the diversity of climates caused by the mountains, sea and rivers of Tokushima Prefecture have created a natural environment which is rich and varied. Semi-high-mountain plants of average height grow on the mountains around Mount Tsurugi, including Japan's Southern-most colony of shirabiso (a subarctic ...

Although the North-South length of Tokushima Prefecture is less than 100km, it has a complicated and varied climate due to the influence of several geographical features. Looking at the average annual temperatures, we see that the South-East coast area is the warmest, and it becomes cooler towards the mountainous Western area. There is about a 4 degree ...

... 80 percent of Tokushima Prefecture. Mount Tsurugi, with an altitude of 1,955m, is the second highest peak in Shikoku and is home to rich nature including alpine plants. The Shikoku Mountains, with Mount Tsurugi at their centre, run through Tokushima from East to West, dividing the prefecture into North and South. The ...

... I've ever experienced in my life. I thought that it would be awkward because it's like a huge public bath, but it wasn't nerve-wracking at all! It was the nicest 20 minute soak, then quick break, then another 15-20 minute soak.... there was an outdoor sauna where we could just lounge together in the hot mineral water and look over the edge of the water at the rest of the island and out over the ocean. It was just a very complete experience. Next, we left for the ship ...

... passer son temps en boite jusqu'à 5 heure du matin. Effectivement, c'est un peu différent, et c'est difficile de concilier les deux. Au fait, Cosby, j'ai testé à plusieurs reprises le saké froid, ca passe beaucoup mieux que le chaud. Apparemment le saké chaud était pour les pauvres et le froid pour les riches... Je suis aussi aller voir une démonstration de danse locale Awa Odori, c'est pas très compliqué, j'ai filmé et vous pourrez ...

... have those little hand heaters underneath their rice... I'm not sure. Each day is a test to see whether or not I can fit into the culture. Yesterday I got in trouble for putting my hands in my pocket. We had sports day practice outside- which I had to change my clothes for and then go outside and stand in the rain while the kids marched around. I was cold and wet and I know for a fact that the principal told me I should stay at my ...

... The food was excellent and I would recommend Teepee to anyone who is passing through Kôbe and fancies something non-Japanese for dinner. Day two in Kôbe arrived with the return of an old friend, the rain... Our plan had been to walk up into the Rokkô Mountains and look at the Nunobiki Falls, which are considered one of the three greatest waterfalls in Japan, and then head back down into town to try the famed Kôbe beef. Because of the rain we decided to ...

... of Zen to reflect an oasis of tranquility. Kyoto is surely the culture Capital of Japan. My favorite part of the day was visiting the Kiyomizu Temple in the early morning. The temple is found on a hillside on the outskirts of the city in the middle of an enchanted forest. From the terraces of the temple we got to enjoy sweeping views of the valley and of the city in the distance. When we got there, the morning mist was just beginning to rise from the valley. As we entered the ...

... to hour we did and not simply take them off and go barefoot! Anyways, we walked around Gion for a while and were stars! Every Japanese person called us kawaii (cute) or beautiful (in english, obviously we weren't fooling anyone!) and some made us stand for lots of pictures and one guy with a big expensive professional looking camera followed us for 5-10 minutes snapping shots! I fear we'll end up on the front of "silly tourists weekly magazine" or some such thing, but it was a ...

... arrived it was already busy with tons of henro milling about preparing for their long journeys. Actually, not so long, since most henro were of the tour bus variety. We walked around the shop and the beautiful temple grounds and as we watched the other henro we decided not to do the 88 temple pilgrimage. Okay, so I know what you`re thinking. We spent all that time and energy planning and getting to Shikoku and now we`re not even going to do what we came there to do? In a ...