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Japan stop over
On our way to America we had an 11 hour stop over in Japan. The boys and I thought we'd get a visa for the day and go for a look around Japan. The speed train took us directly to the city from Narito airport which was roughly an hour away. The train ride was a bit expensive setting us back about $100 AUS each but very much worth the experience, not many people can say they have experienced sushi in ...
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
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!
... 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 ...
Mt Asama and onioshidashi
... arrived at Karuizawa where we started to climb Mt Asama.
Karuizawa is famous for being the playground of the rich. It is where the current Emperor met his wife, and Yoko Ono and John Lennon used to holiday here. The most annoying thing about Japan is that the speed limit on A roads is 50kph, i.e. 30 mph. Kevin struggled to keep the speed down but others overtook us.
We wound up the mountain to Onioshidashi Park where you ...
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Karuizawa Prince Hotel East
Karuizawa, Karuizawa | 4 star hotelfrom $157 -
Kyu Karuizawa Hotel
491-5 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | 3 star hotelfrom $315 -
Karuizawa Prince Hotel West Building
1016-75 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $144 -
Hotel Kajima No Mori
1373-6 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | 3 star hotelfrom $221 -
Hotel Marroad Karuizawa
1178 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Cypress Karuizawa
287-1 Karuizawa Higashi, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $150 -
Mampei Hotel
925 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Apa Hotel Karuizawa Ekimae Karuizawaso
1178-1135 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | 3 star hotelfrom $63 -
Kyu-karuizawa Hotel Otowano-mori
Kyu-karuizawa, Karuizawa | Hotel -
The Prince Karuizawa
1016-75 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $224 -
Karuizawa Park Hotel
2126 Nagakura, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Karuizawa Asama Prince Hotel
1399-1 Hocchi, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $143 -
Sala Karuizawa Hotel
1276 Nagakura, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $104 -
Hotel Accion Karuizawa
4957-7 Nagakura, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | 4 star hotelfrom $104 -
Laforet Club Hotel Naka-karuizawa
4339 Nagakura, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $167 -
Hotel Firenze
1274-13 Karuizawa, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Art Hotel Dogleg Karuizawa
7-71 Nagakura, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Karuizawa Hotel Longing House
1323-522 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $108 -
Dormy Club Karuizawa
482 Sengataki Naka-ku, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $136 -
Le Mont Vert
2894-1 Nagakura, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Karuizawa Elegance
1314-29 Karuizawa Higashi-nozawahara, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Hotel Petit Riviere Karuizawa
709-2 Shiozawa, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Petit Hotel Generous Karuizawa
566 Hocchi, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotelfrom $143 -
Karuizawa Sengataki Onsen Hotel
Sengataki Onsen, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Auberge de Primavera
1278-11 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi, Karuizawa | Hotel -
Albergo Wings
2328-147 Nagakura, Karuizawa | Hotel
