Minshuku Kyuraku
Travel Blogs from Makinohara
Shinkansen riding
... br> And 13178458(Mar. 2012) people live in Tokyo..it means more than 10%.
Such a capital magic.
Anyway we saw the doctor yellow !! You know what !
There is a rumor ; if you can see the doctor yellow, a luck comes to you ;)
After we got on the train, a server come to our seat with wagon. Yuki bought a coffee.
It takes one hour to Shizuoka from Tokyo, meanwhile we enjoy ...
Nice Retreat In Suburban Hamamatsu
... at the northeast of Lake Hamana and is best known by a zen meditation garden said to have been created by Enshu Kobori legendary garden designer during early 17th century. The garden is great for sure but the temple also has a number of great spots you can never leave without taking ...
The Hike Up Mount Fuji
... the warmth gained through hiking. I made the executive decision to continue; our Japanese friend gave us each one glove for extra warmth as well as a heat pad to put in our jacket pockets, and like that we were off again! At some point once we passed Station 7, the steep slopes turned into straight up rocks and hiking turned into rock climbing. I have never done this before either; and while rock climbing was kind of fun, it was also a bit challenging/dangerous ...
Back to Hamamatsu and family dinner
... this was a trick, did not attack and this bought Takugawa some time to gather the troops and eventually win the battle.
Later that night we visited some of the family and payed respect to Yuna's great grandmother (on father's side) who recently passed away at the age 98.
The last event of the night was the family dinner at the restaurant. ...
I Made It!
... city, to walk around it. It's such a nice city!! We started walking down this street with shops and I saw a Starbucks on each block. Ummm. Actually Starbucks was everywhere. The stores are so interesting. Like the clothing stores with the English writing on them, that say stuff like "Lovely girl my favourite style nice day." Interesting. And restaurants have on display their dishes in plastic form with what it is listed below. Interesting! Lots of manga shops too.
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Other places to stay in Makinohara
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Minshuku Tanuma
263-74 Sagara, Makinohara | B&B -
Minshuku Tokai
1699-2-150 Shizunami, Makinohara | B&B