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Travel Blogs from Minamiuonuma
Snow monkeys, rotemburo and a rather pleasant meal
... was the god of smokers and those who are tring to give up.
Much of Nagano-ken seems to be taken up by orchards with huge apples,which the locals are just beginning to harvest.
Getting dark we headed back to our Ryokan where the hostess had arranged for us to have a "rotemburo" (open air bath). We thought that this would be nearby, but instead they ran us up a local mountain to a resort where we ...
Yudanaka day 18-19; Hot onsen and wild monkeys
... mooie ervaring ga ik terug naar de Ryokan en na opnieuw een uitgebreid avondmaal waar ik geen yota van verstond ga ik nog een laatste keer weken in het buitenbad. Onder het zachte licht van de lampen langs het bad ende zachte avondbries begin ik mentaal mijn volgende en tevens ook laatste stop mentaal al voor te bereiden. Dat het ritme er iets anders zal zijn in vergelijking tot de rust die hier in de bergen heerst, daar twijfel ik niet aan. Next stop, Tokyo here I come!
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Winter Granted
... one week than we had in nearly twenty years of friendship!
Anyway, we had a short soak in the indoor tub before supper, which was served in the common room. The winning dish was, for me, the kinkan filled with salmon roe. Afterward, we spent some time in the outdoor tub. It was a nice, crisp night, just around freezing, so perfect for a steaming hot bath!
After returning to our room, we watched a movie on M-P's laptop, then called ...
Kusatsu Onsen Spa & Shinjuku Christmas Lights
... bus would leave, so I checked up on the venues of Christmas lights with Tokyo Walker magazine in a book store and tried a few of them. Frankly speaking, they are just O.K., if you happened to pass by them, but not worth visiting to see. (I won't mention the details, but upload some pictures from the venues: Keio Plaza Hotel, Shinjuku Mitsui Building, and Shinjuku Park Tower.) After enjoying the Christmas lights, I finally went to the Willer Express bus station and I waited for the ...
Ski Heil und Badehaus in den japanischen Alpen
... die Skifahr-Tradition - die kommt wohl aus Österreich. Vor langer langer Zeit soll wohl mal ein Österreicher hier den Japanern das Skifahren beigebracht haben und demzufolge verbinden viele Einheimische das Skifahren mit den Deutschen, wie wir das Origami und auch Sushi mit den Japanern verbinden. more stories on ...
Other places to stay in Minamiuonuma
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Ishiuchi Ski Center
Maruyama Onsen, Minamiuonuma | B&B -
Lodge Young Mate
2056-92 Maiko, Minamiuonuma | B&B
