Mountains, monkeys, ryokans, onsens.

Today we are heading to the mountains, it’s nice to be leaving the traffic and getting to see a bit more of the countryside.
Mind you it took at least another hour of driving to leave the high rises and the freeways behind.
Wow these mountains are high, we heading up into what would be the snowfields in winter. There was actually still a bit of snow around.
Windy, windy roads, lots of ski lifts and multi stories hotels, most closed up for the summer.

One of the highest points was Shiga Kogan. Beautiful views from up there and cold!
Our next stop was the Snow Monkey Park. No snow at the moment, but plenty of monkeys. So many babies, who were very cute.
We thought the park was a tad neglected, considering it is one of the top tourist attractions, the pathways especially, we had to walk over some dodgy board a few times. Health and safety would have a heart attack back home.Read more