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Travel Blogs from Takayama
Por los Alpes Japoneses.
... Lo curioso es que los Hombres y las Mujeres tienen sus baños separados y te tienes que bañar como Dios te trajo al mundo, nada de bañadores. Todos juntos como buenos hermanos. El pueblo está bastante bien, conserva unas calles con sus casas tradicionales de madera, con mucho encanto. Algunas de estas casas, son antiguas destilerías de Sake, que todavía funcionan y puedes visitar. Por cierto, hubo que probar la ...
Day 7: Rainy Day in Old Town
... batter felt very light but still very crispy. One piece that really stood out was the squid. Never have I had such soft, tender and juicy squid. I was hoping bon would not like her piece so I could eat it too. Did I mention the soup and rice were bottomless. I hope they don't get any sumo wrestlers or else they may not be around next time we decide to visit Japan again. Alright, time to rest. Catching the bus to Shirakawago tomorrow morning. Two more peptos before bed and ill be ...
Day 6: Takayama - Old Town and Bike Tour
... about 5 years old, were walking home in their matching school uniforms. We biked along side them for a little while and Hiso explained to them that we were visiting from Canada. I'm not sure what history the little boy had with Canadians or if he misunderstood that Canada meant devils from hell because in a high pitched prepuberty scream, he yelled out "AHHHHHHH CAN-A-DA!!!!!!!!!" and ran ahead leaving the girls behind and disappearing around the corner. The girls stuck ...
Yosemite of Japan: Kamikochi
... the highlights of Japan. We hiked to the top of a mountain range where we hiked down into the valley of Kamikochi, the forest that is compared to Yosemite National Park in California.
Gorgeous scenery and fall colours definitely takes you away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo.
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Temples, Markets and Food Sampling
... almost every single shop you went to in the old town had the hugest selection of free food samples you could ever imagine.
Amongst other things there were nuts and seeds and chocolates and cakes, and crisps and crackers and all sorts of soya bean products. There were jams and sauces and soups and teas. And then of course there was also sake. Free food is never a bad thing, but when ...