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Travel Blogs from Hakuba-mura
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 ...
Kyoto to Nagano
... which were not in the same class as the ones you get in Brewers Fayre. The waitress explained there were four different types of Japanese mushrooms. They were delightful, served with lime.
Next we had Gnocchi with Gorgonzola sauce which was a small portion but delicious. The waitresses were very kind and chatty, as were all the folk there! We have never bowed so much! And they put up with Joan's dodgy Japanese!!
A lovely evening in all.
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Other places to stay in Hakuba-mura
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Hakuba Tokyu Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | 3 star hotelfrom $216 -
Hotel La Neige
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $192 -
Hotel Hakuba
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $114 -
Aqua Alpine Hotel
22203-151 Kamishiro, Hakuba-mura | Hotel -
Hotel Mont Blanc Hakuba
22200-8 Kamishiro, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $111 -
Yamano Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $149 -
Double Black Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotel -
Hakuba Highland Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | 3 star hotelfrom $103 -
Hakuba Resort Hotel La Neige Higashikan
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $258 -
Hakuba High Mount Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $145 -
Shakespeare Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotel -
Hakuba Echo Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotel -
Heidi Hof
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $163 -
Hotel Chalet Takeda
22199 Kamishiro, Hakuba-mura | Hotel -
Hakuba Hotel Ougiya
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $58 -
Hotel Goryukan
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $112 -
Hotel La Montagne Furuhata
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $220 -
Hotel Saito
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotel -
Hakuba Sports Hotel Terry
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $128 -
Silk Wood Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotel -
Hosonokan
5280 Hokujo, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $129 -
Hotel Soyokaze
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $72 -
Hakuba Alpine Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $144 -
Charme Inaba
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $130 -
Inner Village Miyama
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $115 -
Glacier Hotel
Hakuba happou Onsen, Hakuba-mura | Hotelfrom $63