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Shirakawa day 14; Drinking sake under the stars
... op me, waarbij ik een overzicht overheen de hele streek krijg. Langs het dorp zie ik hoe men een nieuwe “grote” weg aan het aanleggen is die voor de verplaatsing van de meeste toeristen en vervoer zal moeten dienen. Het breekt het geheel wat op en het is dan ook begrijpelijk dat de lokale bevolking niet echt altijd even blij is met de toestroom aan soevenier-jagers en sake-fans. Het dorp wordt omringd door een berglandschap ...
Fukushima / Tohoku Summer
... Drove to Southern Aizu area to search out the rural *magariya* L-shaped thatch roofed farmhouses
Day 4: Cycled to Kitakata. Sake breweries and 4100 kura (historic clay storehouses)
Day 5: Cycled around Aizu Wakamatsu: Samurai compound.
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Returning Home
We had a wonderful time, indeed we have memories for a lifetime. Still, I was happy to be heading home. I missed Mr. Frank and my puppy!
I would love to come back to Japan, perhaps in the fall to see the color. I felt I had only a wild, frenetic taste of Tokyo. I loved, loved, loved Kyoto and would have enjoyed having a third day. Hiroshima was both beautiful and ...
The Ryokan -- A Traditional Japanese Inn
... before entering the waters. I made the mistake of sitting down on a low stool for doing my absolutions. Susan had to help my naked self get back up!
We went directly to one of the outdoor pools. There were three women already there. I quickly overcame the embarrassment of being publicly nude. Susan, not so much.
The air was crisp and the water deliciously warm. Hot when you first get in, but your body adjusts. You're looking out ...
Shopping in Aizu City
... area -- an oleo of non-commercial, high-end and low-end shops. Unlike Kyoto where you have a "pottery street" and a “fashion street”, here it’s all mixed together. There were no large department stores in this part of town, so we just wandered up and down three streets – after walking 2-3 miles to get there.
I was disappointed with what was on offer until I got to ...
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Aizu Tsuruya Hotel
2-88 Naka-machi, Aizuwakamatsu | Inn
