Myoko no Mori
Travel Blogs from Myoko
De natuur in
... attractie op zich vanwege de uitzichten op de meest waanzinnige hersftkleuren. Sommige bomen lijken wel licht te geven. In de vallei de wandeling naar de Okushatempel gemaakt. Langs een pad met metershoge cederbomen (geplant in de 17e eeuw). Ook van sommige bomen maken ze een soort altaartje. Als waardige afsluiter van dit stukje vakantie hebben we vanavond genoten van sukiyaki. Dat is top-rundvlees, kort gekookt/gebakken aan je tafel (ze ...
Real Japanese experiences
... it wasn't bad!); and people's hospitality and availability, even when they are not able to say a single word in English. And last but not least, we are immensely grateful to our hosts for taking such good care of us!
If you're interested in what we have been doing, you can find the webpage we have been contributing to here, including our review.
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Japanese country life
We are fully immersed in the life of this small Japanese town. Our hosts are great! We do some work in the mornings, either painting, weeding, or building a website, then in the afternoons we get to do some sightseeing, or witness traditional ceremonies such as the tea ceremony!
Yesterday it was our day off and we went to visit a famous snow monkey park, where monkeys enjoy bathing at an ...
Live from the Japanese Alps!
Once reached Nagano by highway bus, we took the local train to Suzaka, 30 minutes away. It was peak time for kids going to school, and it was so interesting to notice that they all have to wear the same bag, a black (for the boys) or red (for the girls) leather backpack that looks very old-fashionable, not so comfortable, but very cute!
We were picked up ...
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 ...