Alex is mad because people are making him smile for a picture which he hates.
Alex is mad because people are making him smile for a picture which he hates.
After a peaceful train ride out of Tokyo through rolling hills and into low, jagged green mountains, we came to Matsumoto. After a lunchbox ramen and gyoza we toured the largest castle in Japan, aLäs mer
A private bus full of senior citizens took us 45 minutes up into the mountains to the baths. We were asked to leave our shoes at the door and use their slippers (took them a bit to find their biggestLäs mer
Amazing experience walking an ancient postal route between Japanese villages. Of course it was over 95 degrees so we all looked like death at the end
This ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) is beautiful, with wood everywhere and a gorgeous common garden. We immediately took showers in the singke bathroom for the whole inn. It's a huge room that youLäs mer
Took an hour long train to Nagatsugawa and a 15 minute taxi in Megome. After dropping the bags for transport to the town we will stay at for the night, we started on the 6 mile hike through theLäs mer
Dinner was fantastic - 9 different local dishes introduced by our sweet Japanese server with a lot of smiling, bowing and some follow-up questions from us.
When we were planning this trip, I was aLäs mer