Lodge Yamabiko

758-11 Uenodai, Zao-onsen, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Tohoku, 990-2301, Japan | B&B

Travel Blogs from Yamagata

Die Bezwingung des Berges Katta

A travel blog entry by chiisairisu

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... wir uns auf diesen Parkplatz gestellt. Und das war auch eine gute Entscheidung, weil von dort kann man mit einem extrem witzigen Sessellift bis fast nach oben fahren. Der Lift - natürlich von Doppelmayer - transportiert einen in ca. 50 bis 150 cm Höhe in Sitzen, die aussehen wir Kinderschaukeln. Oben muss man dann noch ein paar Meter gehen. Teilweise ist das Gelände sehr unwegsam und ich hatte keinen allzu festen Schuhe an, ...

Let's take the scenic route

A travel blog entry by chiisairisu

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... nicht ihrer Konfession angehört), bei dem wir wohl auch gesegnet wurden. Und zu allerletzt hat uns der Priester noch ein paar Schätze seines Tempels gezeigt. U.a. ein Handabdruck von Tokugawa Ieyasu und Teegeschirr von Godaigo tennô (für die Nicht-Japanologen: das sind beides wichtige historische Persönlichkeiten). Alles in allem war das eigentlich sehr interessant.
Nach der Geschichtestunde sind wir weiter nach Zaô Onsen, wo unser Ryokan für ...

Pictures don't tell everything

A travel blog entry by choy

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... as we stepped off the train we were handed a piece of paper with a map of the area.

The temple area was filled with school children as we arrived, though they seemed on their way out, so at least we wouldn't have to struggle with them on the stairs. It was a moderately difficult walk up the hillside, taking some 30 minutes on a comfortable slope. ...

Xian- last day

A travel blog entry by hayleyfisher

Today was our second and last day in Xi An. It was a very relaxed day, we woke up at 7:30 and left for the terra-cotta warriors, not before seeing the factory where they were made. Again kids left with expensive ceramics, I don't know where they keep getting the money from. We visited the three sections, I felt like a bit of an expert knowing all the stories about the warriors and their history. It surprised me ...

Towards tsunami territory

A travel blog entry by willjthomas

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... more pronounced. I even had my own reservations, particularly as I passed through Fukushima station on my journey up.

If this attitude is representative of the wider population, reports of devastation to tourist numbers is probably no surprise. For example, this article talks about a 90% drop in visitors for nearby Matsushima, during peak summer season last year:
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