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Japan stop over
On our way to America we had an 11 hour stop over in Japan. The boys and I thought we'd get a visa for the day and go for a look around Japan. The speed train took us directly to the city from Narito airport which was roughly an hour away. The train ride was a bit expensive setting us back about $100 AUS each but very much worth the experience, not many people can say they have experienced sushi in ...
The oldest castle in Japan
We've spent one night in Matsumoto, at a nice little hostel that gave us bikes for free! So we explored Matsumoto, which is not very big and very "bike-friendly", and visited Matsumoto Castle. It is the oldest castle in Japan and one of the four National Treasures of Japan. It is definitely impressive! We went up to the sixth floor on very steep staircases, with a nice Japanese tour ...
Suwa lake and geyser
... found the Suwako geyser but suspected it might not be as natural as we hoped as it had a sign telling folk when it would erupt.
Whilst we waited for the next eruption we could see what looked like a waterfall across the other side of the lake. We were a bit bemused when it seemed to stop and disappear.
Approaching 12:30 other people showed up and an announcement over a tannoy told us the geyser was ...
Matsumoto city and castle
... and came across a shrine, Jyorinji, which had huge papier-mache dogs. Nearby was the karakuri clock which we photgraphed but didn't realised it opened and had figures in it, on the hour.
Nearer to our hotel we checked out the Station quarter that was crammed with small restaurants and dodgy hostess bars.
Then, it came on raining, and we headed back to our hotel for cover. We watched cyclists in the rain with ...
Tateyama National Park
... was already nearing 2 o'clock when we reached Tateyama railway station and getting up to Murodo would take over an hour. When we got there the main attraction were still 15 minutes walk away. Luckily the last bus back was at 4.30 so we had an hour and a half to explore. There was a lake in a volcanic crater called Mikuriga-ike with very clear water.
Already we could smell the sulphur in the air. We walked to what is called ...
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