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Shuzenji
Am Sonntag sind wir dem Großstadtgetümmel entflohen und mit einem Zug, der sich Odoriko (tanzendes Kind) nennt nach Shuzenji gefahren. Shuzenji liegt auf der Izu-Halbinsel südwestlich von Tokyo.
Wie jeder gute Passagier eine japanischen Zugs haben wir in Tokyo-eki jeweils ein 駅弁当 (eki-bento - Lunchbox, die man am Bahnhof …
Mt. Fuji
... time we saw the peak when we first arrived we couldn't believe the size of it...we managed to get a few pics of the old gal but nothing that quite does it justice. When the sun did come out the scenery looked amazing especially with all of the autumn colours We really enjoyed our trip out, it was great to get away from the city, beautiful scenery and a good way to wear ourselves out for the overnight bus journey that evening to ...
My longest blog in ths trip so far
... 2-3 hrs there to use there beautiful ladies only rest area (no additional charge). The restaurant looks nice too, not sure about the taste. The spa area, ladies only, looks very professional, however the price seems to be higher than the Canadians' hotel spa. I do recommend this onzen. BTW, no pictures were taken, except at the entrance of the building.
Had a burger with onion at the Fuji train station while waiting for our train, MOS Burger, it was ...
The Elusive Mt Fuji
... the mountains where our hotel is. The hotel was built in the late 1800’s and from the pictures on the walls it’s where royalty used to stay when they visited the area. Whilst its full of character its also very expensive - one cup of coffee in the coffee shop is £8.50 (we found a slightly cheaper alternative down the street)!
Unfortunately there seem to be no little local restaurants in the town so we have just been to ...
Japan moto trip (Izu Skyline)
... day riding a bike here, and I’d found one of the most wicked routes to ride in my life. It’s a skyline for sure, you get views from the ridgeline across the peninsular east and west and it’s fun just to sit and chill at a look out, watching other motorcyclists cruise by, or ogle the other parked bikes. Basically there’s not a straight section of road from the Toyo Tires Turnpike (closed when I went so I had to take Hwy 1) all the way ...