Alps-kan Matsumoto
4294 Azumi Matsumoto, Nagano, Chubu, 390-1513, Japan
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Day 14: Hida Folk Village and the best burger ever
... was much better than last night. A massive offering of fish, pickles, sashimi (that I again cooked in my simmering cauldron), BBQ meatballs, egg, potatoes, eggplant, beef, mushroom and vegetable in a caudron with simmering stock, 2 x pork schnitzel pieces with salad and potato salad, rice and fruit. A massively ridiculous amount of food. The fact that all of that is included in the nightly cost of the room, as ...
Shin-Hotaka Onsen & Ropeway
... Park near the observatory building, where we were excited at rime on trees. Besides, we were barely able to see the summit of Mt. Nishi-Hotaka for a few seconds. Although we couldn't see snowy alps clearly from the observation deck, the tourist attraction was just satisfactory to us, thanks to the soft rime and a fleeting view of the mountain. On our way down to the foot of the mountain, we paid a short visit to ...
Day 13: Onsen and simmering sashimi in Takayama
... sake of tradition, or for the benefits of the tourists. Probably both.
After only half an hour, the sun was setting and the temperature was rapidly dropping, so we returned to our room. Bath time!
One of the main attractions of staying in a traditional ryokan in this area, or any other area with natural hot springs, is the onsen, or volcanic hot spring water baths. We got our towels and facewashers and headed down to the ...
Takayama & Hirayu Onsen
... attractions many times and there was not much caption for displayed items. After a while, however, we found a free guided tour and joined them on the spot. From then on, we enjoyed touring in the house. So I highly recommend a guided tour, if you visit Jinya. We followed a Japanese-speaking guide, but English-speaking guide is also available.
We had a plan to eat Hida buckwheat noodle soup for lunch and happened to find a ...


