Konji Ryokan
Travel Blogs from Takayama
Por los Alpes Japoneses.
Desde Hiroshima pusimos al rumbo norte. Hemos estado un par de días, entre Kanazawa y Takayama, la costa oeste y la zona centro, los Alpes Japoneses. En Kanazawa tuvimos la suerte de conocer a un grupo de Japoneses, que nos recibieron con una cena de bienvenida, totalmente inesperada y que resultó inolvidable. A la casa donde estábamos iba llegando gente, con comida y bebida, que resulta que venían a conocer a guiris. Y todos ...
Day 7: Rainy Day in Old Town
... was doing but it was interesting to see how the sake looks before it was ready. Looked very white and murky probably cause it has not been filtered yet. My spirit was completely lifted when the staff at the brewery asked if i wanted to try some sake. She didn't have to ask me twice. I ignored Bons glare of disapproval and the time as i believe it was only 10 am which didnt seem that bad considering i had a beer at 6 am in Tsukiji. Seemed like a pretty good improvement to me. ...
Day 6: Takayama - Old Town and Bike Tour
... exceeded our expectations. We knew signing up for the tour that our eyes were in for a treat but what we didn't expect was the interaction we had with the locals. Our first pit stop was a water break at a natural spring, we bumped into two locals, an old lady and a middle aged woman who looked like farmers. They were using the water from the spring to wash the vegetables they have grown and picked. They had a whole wheel barrel full of red radishes and they ...
Yosemite of Japan: Kamikochi
... the highlights of Japan. We hiked to the top of a mountain range where we hiked down into the valley of Kamikochi, the forest that is compared to Yosemite National Park in California.
Gorgeous scenery and fall colours definitely takes you away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo.
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Temples, Markets and Food Sampling
In Takayama were lots more pretty temples and shrines to visit.
Inside there were generally lots of gold items along with what look like wrapped up gifts. No shoes or cats are allowed inside. I'm not sure if the cat rule – which you were informed of through pictures – is for cats to take note of or their owners. There always was a big bell of varying sizes outside.
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