Wafu Ryokan Gizan
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Por los Alpes Japoneses.
... Lo curioso es que los Hombres y las Mujeres tienen sus baños separados y te tienes que bañar como Dios te trajo al mundo, nada de bañadores. Todos juntos como buenos hermanos. El pueblo está bastante bien, conserva unas calles con sus casas tradicionales de madera, con mucho encanto. Algunas de estas casas, son antiguas destilerías de Sake, que todavía funcionan y puedes visitar. Por cierto, hubo que probar la ...
Day 7: Rainy Day in Old Town
... traditional Japanese dining experience where we had to sit on tatami mats for our meal. Fortunately we read up on the rules for appropriate sitting styles so we would be prepared for this scenario. Or at least we thought we were prepared. Bon got on her knees in the upright position and I proceeded with crossing my legs on a thin mat on top the tatami floor. I would say our compliance with Japanese customs lasted about 10 seconds. Bon assumed the man's sitting position, ...
Day 6: Takayama - Old Town and Bike Tour
... through Hiso we asked one of them if she was cold. In the shade it was pretty chilly and she was only wearing shorts and a t-shirt. She replied no cause she was wearing 2 layers. Slightly ashamed, I told Hiso i was wearing 4 layers and I'm still cold. He wasn't suppose to translate that part but he did so very promptly to the little girls who broke out in laughter at my expense. I think I just gave Canadians a bad name. This is when the little boy returned with a vengeance ...
Yosemite of Japan: Kamikochi
Our next destination was Takayama, southwest of Tokyo by a few hours.
We spent our days here in an old guesthouse where the lights went out at 10pm, which meant that we were getting our beauty sleep!
Renting bikes and hiking through the gorgeous Japanese alps was definitely ...
Temples, Markets and Food Sampling
... almost every single shop you went to in the old town had the hugest selection of free food samples you could ever imagine.
Amongst other things there were nuts and seeds and chocolates and cakes, and crisps and crackers and all sorts of soya bean products. There were jams and sauces and soups and teas. And then of course there was also sake. Free food is never a bad thing, but when ...
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