Bettei Ikka
Travel Blogs from Matsumoto
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 ...
De natuur in
... eentje voor en daarna moet je het zelf kunnen) in subtiele sojasaus, met groenten. Uit de pan doop je het in rauw(!) ei, en hop in je mond. Waanzinnige sensatie. Wij hadden niet eens het duurste soort vlees (dan moet je aan een 2e hypotheek gaan denken) maar dit was wel ongeveer het sappigste smaakvolste vurrukulukste... Enfin, u begrijpt het. Met ook nog kunstig opgemaakte voorgerechtjes was het een culinair festijn. Majmmie. Morgen op naar ...
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 ...
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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Trek to Suwa, Nagano for Auntie's Ceremony
Come join us as we trek out to Suwa, Nagano prefecture to celebrate Auntie Chiekie's bone ceremony with the Kakehi family.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
'" I am going to retire this coming June, 2008 as I turned 90 years old on March 26th. It is time to enjoy some leisure time ...