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Travel Blogs from Hakuba-mura
De natuur in
... de herfst/winter, en komt sindsdien dagelijks uit de bossen naar een openluchtbad om daar te weken. Als bezoeker loop je er dwars doorheen, de apen storen zich niet aan de mensen. En doen apige dingen: tikkertje, ruzie maken, elkaar vlooien. Zie de foto's. Daar stonden we dus met onze neus bovenop. De 2e dag was rust-&wasdag, waarop we ook de lokale tempel Zenko-ji bezochten. Japanners bezoeken dit enorme oude (18e eeuw) volledig ...
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 ...
Kyoto to Nagano
... br> In the guide book it says there were many shojin ryori restaturants near the Zenkoji temple so we headed there. It was dark and we almost needed fleeces! Up at the Temple, we couldn't see any Buddhist restaurants, but there were plenty of temples. The noise of the crickets was amazing.
On our way back down we spotted a restaurant, Fujiya Gohonjin, that did some western food. It was rather posh, overlooking a beautiful courtyard garden. We had ...