Japan tour and Cruise 2024

This morning we visited Nara Park to spot more than a thousand deer, which are considered the messengers of the gods. These deer have become a city symbol and have been designated natural treasure status. We purchased Deer crackers they have for sale around the park, and some deer have learned to bow to visitors to ask to be fed.
Its really great to see, just watch out for the poo as your walking around.
The grounds are beautiful and amazing, the trees and running streams with mini waterfalls are a sight to see. A great place to spend some quiet time in many available areas.
We tried some mitarashi-dango, Japanese dumplings made from mochkio rice topped with sweet soy sauce.Читать далее

Enjoyed the bus ride to Mt Fuji’s 5th Station. Located 2300m above sea level, Mt Fuji’s 5th Station which normally offers a commanding view of the Fuji, too much cloud cover today although it did break for a few minutes at one point.

There is a Melody roads that stretches of road that offer music from a system of grooves dug in the road and vibrations produced by vehicles driving over them. The vibrations in the passenger compartment transform vehicle into a veritable sounding board. To enjoy the melody thus created, we advise you to keep the windows closed to listen to the rhythmic vibrations?

For the record, the Japanese melody roads were born by chance when the engineer Shizuo Shinoda accidentally damaged the asphalt of a highway with the bucket of his bulldozer, digging several furrows. As he drove over these furrows, he found that the sound produced by his vehicle depended on their depth and spacing. The National Institute of Industrial Research in Hokkaido then took advantage of this discovery to design the first melody roads in Japan!

Five Lakes area are below, making it a popular spot even for those who do not intend on climbing the mountain, and it features shrines, torii gates and souvenir shops.

We had lunch with a view of Mt Fuji but the clouds were too to get a good view.

We enjoyed a spirit tasting of sake, 40% scotch and gin, was well worth the taste but too difficult to buy some and get it home so early in the trip.Читать далее