Shiga Highland Hotel
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De natuur in
... minstens 1x in hun leven, en komen er ook om gezondheid en voorspoed voor hun kinderen af te smeken bij Amida Boeddha. Een levendige handel in 'waarzegpapiertjes', wens-houtjes (" geef mij a.u.b. voldoendes op school") en andere religieuze parafernalia omgeeft de tempel. We kregen goede uitleg van een heel aardige oudere vrijwillige gids. En op de derde dag togen we naar de Togakushivallei, wederom een uur in de bus. Die busritten zijn ...
Real Japanese experiences
... it wasn't bad!); and people's hospitality and availability, even when they are not able to say a single word in English. And last but not least, we are immensely grateful to our hosts for taking such good care of us!
If you're interested in what we have been doing, you can find the webpage we have been contributing to here, including our review.
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Japanese country life
We are fully immersed in the life of this small Japanese town. Our hosts are great! We do some work in the mornings, either painting, weeding, or building a website, then in the afternoons we get to do some sightseeing, or witness traditional ceremonies such as the tea ceremony!
Yesterday it was our day off and we went to visit a famous snow monkey park, where monkeys enjoy bathing at an ...
Live from the Japanese Alps!
Once reached Nagano by highway bus, we took the local train to Suzaka, 30 minutes away. It was peak time for kids going to school, and it was so interesting to notice that they all have to wear the same bag, a black (for the boys) or red (for the girls) leather backpack that looks very old-fashionable, not so comfortable, but very cute!
We were picked up ...
Snow monkeys, rotemburo and a rather pleasant meal
... Ryokan, Shimaya, and the owners were very helpful. They seemed bothered that we might be bored as we had already seen the monkeys, so recommended a walking trip around the old town. We headed off and found a tall statue, Heiwakannon-dori, the Goddess of Mercy and World Peace. A board explained that this impressive statue had been melted down during WW2 as the Japanese military were running out of metal.
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