Obuse, Japan

... the Japanese alps, north west of Tokyo. This involved first getting the bullet train to Nagano, then getting a local train to Obuse, the smallest town in that area. It was a very attractive little place, with pretty houses and well kept flowerbeds. So, ...

... ; The trip there and our time spent with the monkeys took up most of our day yesterday and today we have spent our time in Obuse itself. The town is quite sleepy.  There are a few museums and craft shops to keep you interested for half a day or so ...

... . Sometime before World War II, the family started producing bread for school lunches.  Foreign staff at Obuse's New Life Hospital, Japan's only Tuberculosis Sanitorium, provided a wealth of information on western recipes.  The head nurse, Ms. ...