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    • TravelerTrip to Asia
      Day 80

      Une journée pleine d'imprévus !

      March 29, 2020 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 6 °C

      Cette journée était censée être une simple journée de transports, remplie de trains, de gares et paysages qui défilent. Mais ce ne fût que partiellement le cas ! Si vous êtes joueur et avez du temps (je sais que oui) prenez une carte avec vous et suivez notre parcours !
      Levés à 8h, on quitte notre auberge kanazawaienne avant 9h et avec nos panneaux de stop, nous mettons en chasse d'un conducteur. Mais par temps de virus, être un étranger faisant du stop au Japon n'est pas forcément recommandé pour rejoindre rapidement sa destination... Après une bonne heure "d'attente", nous allions abandonner quand notre bienfaiteur arriva ! Un jeune rockeur japonais accepta de nous emmener jusqu'à la gare de Toyama. Arrivés à bon port, on remercie vivement notre chauffeur et prenons le premier train pour Tomari. En attendant notre train, on pique-nique sur le quai un énième succulent repas fait maison. Direction Itoigawa ! Pris en tenailles en la mer et les hautes montagnes, le trajet est impressionnant et sublime. À la gare d'Itoigawa, on troque notre grand train pour un minuscule wagon qui navigue entre montagnes enneigées et rivières mouvementées (non sans nous rappeler le Transsibérien). On arrive enfin à Minori-Otari où nous devons changer de train. Mais un arbre est tombé sur la voie sous le poids de la neige. On monte donc dans un bus direction Omashi où 1h30 plus tard nous prenons train express direction Matsumoto. Mais nous n'avons pas le bon ticket. Contraint de descendre à Azumino, on en profite pour faire le tour de la petite ville enneigées, son 100 yens shop (achat d'un carnet pour Emma) et son Hotaka Shrine, lui aussi enneigé.
      On remonte dans le train et arrivons, enfin, 30 minutes plus tard, à Matsumoto, notre terminus ! Avez-vous bien suivi le trajet ? Parce que nous pas du tout !      Read more

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    • Rieke DietmannJapan
      Day 11

      Nordküste

      April 16 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Auf dem Weg über die Nordküste an einem bewölkten und leicht verregneten Tag machten wir halt an einem modernen Surfer-Café um was kleines zu essen und das Internet für alle möglichen Dinge zu nutzen …Read more

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    • TravelerJapan JaPOW
      Day 13

      A quick lap of Hakkaisan Mtn

      March 3 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C

      Left the lodge today with Callum, a bit of a sad goodbye for him after spending two months there working as a lodger and a backcountry guide. But set off on the roadie round 2 with a quick lap up to the top of Hakkaisan, which had the fastest Cable Way Car in Japan and free Sake tasting at the top of the Mountain.
      Pushed up past the top chairs to see what we could find in ways of untouched snow runs. Found a sweet ridgeline to cruise along, but only a few turns into our spot, found the snow really clumpy and a bit sketchy. So decided it would be a one and done kinda day. So rode back to the Van, before heading into Yuzawa to meet some friends, Walker and Hitomi (Lisa and Duffy's son and daughter-in-law) and sample some more Sake at a coin vending place with over 100 sales to try.

      Then we had some angel cake that melted in your mouth, and back on the road to get to the Bandai area as there was a prediction of up to 10 cm coming in overnight.

      We arrived just in time at night as the snow just started to accumulate.
      The first day of this leg went very well.      Read more

    • TravelerJapan JaPOW
      Day 4

      Night Rider!!!

      February 23 in Japan ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C

      Cruisy day in the village with a bit of a night ride rip!!
      Found a bit of gutter with the side of the van that got us bogged for a little bit, and needed a pull out from a friendly neighbourhood Japanese man and his wife. Very gratefulRead more

    • TravelerJapan JaPOW
      Day 3

      Snowboarding Ikenotaira Ski Resort

      February 22 in Japan ⋅ 🌫 0 °C

      I arrived into my first Michi No Eki late last night, but still managed to get up early enough to ride some first day Freshies with Aleisha and James. Big long tree runs, and nice welcoming terrain to get the ole sea legs Great times in the trees and everywhere!!!Read more

    • TravelerJapan 2023
      Day 57

      Sado Island

      November 4, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      On a rare wet morning, we went to the Sado Gold and Silver Mine Museum which explained the history of mining on the island via four videos. Then we went to the Gold Mine, walking down passageways on duckboards and seeing working models of the activities in the Mine. It was well-presented.
      We also saw ruins of the Mitshubishi mining facility.
      We went to the reconstructed Office of the Magistrate with its many rooms of tatami flooring and sliding doors. Next door was the reconstructed Seriba where separation of the gold and the silver was done by crushing, milling and sluicing.
      We went to Konpan-ji which had a 5-step pagoda, shrine and peaceful garden with few visitors.
      After a visit to a sake distillery and shop, we went to Tokinomori Park to see the Toki-crested ibises. There is a breeding programme and release into the wild. The ibises turn pink in the breeding season. We saw a few in the fields.
      Back at the ryokan, I went to the rooftop onsen before going out for a sushi dinner.
      Lunch was in a building in a conservation area with a sea-view.      Read more

    • TravelerJapan 2023
      Day 56

      Sado Island

      November 3, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      We took taxis to the Niigata Ferry Port for the 2.5 hour journey to Ryotsu, the port on Sado Island. We sat in a reserved 1st class lounge on the 5th floor of the ferry.
      A guide took us in a minibus to a large Japanese-style convenience store to buy a snack lunch which we consumed by the beach on the west coast.
      We drove to Shukunego to walk round an old fishing village. Some of the group went on coracles inside the harbour whilst some of us had ice-cream sandwiches.
      Then we drove to the OgiTaiko Centre to play and have a demonstration on the Kodo drums which was good fun. The drumming tradition came from China. I played a drum called Mister Potato made from a tree 600 years old, and Miss Piggy made from an inverted tree branch. The drummers have two years of daily practice and abstinence before being qualified to play publicly.
      We checked in at the Yoshida Ryokan with bedrooms with tatami floors and futons. Dinner was a Japanese set meal, and there was a performance of classical Japanese dancing afterwards.
      Sado had a lot of closed premises and is suffering from depopulation as the young move away, e.g. there is no university on the island.      Read more

    • TravelerJapan 2023
      Day 55

      Niigata

      November 2, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Using our IC Cards, we took a local bus to a rare Catholic church, and then to the Saito summer villa and garden, an example of Meiji-era architecture with sliding doors and some wall paintings.
      We walked to the Art Museum to see an exhibition by the local photography club plus a gallery of paintings.
      At lunchtime, I walked to the Hakusan Park and Shrine where small children in national costume were being photographed.
      I walked along the embankment of the Shinano River, the longest in Japan, for a few kilometres and almost reached the Sea of Japan, passing a few signs in Russian. Retracing my steps back into town, I went to the 20th floor of the Media Ship building for an overview of the city, river and sea.
      I had an early dinner at a western-style restaurant, and then looked at the Paris 2024 information on my iPad.      Read more

    • TravelerJapan 2023
      Day 54

      Niigata

      November 1, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      I received by email an invite to volunteer at the Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024. An invite to volunteer at the Olympic Games in Marseille came a few weeks later.
      Leaving Sendai and travelling west, the coach took us to a dairy farm in the hills near Zao where we made ice-cream. We put a small jar containing cream into a larger jar which was half-filled with ice. Salt was added to make it colder. We shook the large jar for 10 minutes using a hand-towel since it got colder. Both jars were opened and we ate the ice-cream which was stuck to the sides of the small jar.
      The next stop was at a viewpoint of a waterfall surrounded by the autumn foliage.
      We stopped by a small shrine and a hot-spring foot-bath in Zao.
      There were lots of ropeways since Zao is a ski resort. The coach climbed around many hairpin-bends to reach the summit and the Okama volcanic crater lake near Mt Kattadake.at 1720m. There was a little snow in some gullies, and the temperature had dropped. Steve ordered our lunches from a vending machine in the cafe at the summit.
      In the afternoon, continuing our coast-to-coast journey, there was a long drive to Niigata, the final 90 minutes in the dark through many tunnels and then rice paddies.
      We arrived at the Hotel Sunroute at 18.30.
      I had dinner with two others in a booth in a restaurant. I had a steak followed by ice-cream sprinkled with parmesan cheese plus a red-bean mochi.
      There was a thunderstorm during the night.      Read more

    • TravelerJapan
      Day 30

      Ski day Arai

      December 28, 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

      I caught a bus up to Lotte Arai today to hang out with the Pilkingtons and learn to ski. At first I was really worried as it took a fair bit to load up on the ski gear and equipment, walking backwards and forwards really tired me out and I hadn't even started skiing yet. I had originally dressed in full thermals but quickly stripped down to just a shirt with the jacket as it was quite hot out in the ice. Yos gave me a couple of basics and stayed with me to make sure I could at least get in and stand up on my skis, which I am very grateful for as otherwise I felt very lost.
      I kept doing the basic learner run for most of the day as it took a fair while for me to become accustomed to using the skis. After a while I figured I would give the higher (still green) slope a go and I honestly don't think I was quite ready for it but had already committed. By the time I had completed the run though I got a nice sense of accomplishment from it and felt spurred on to do more.
      I did another Gondola green run and was able to catch-up with Nathan and Sienna on that run but was still slightly slower than them on the dip.
      Did a couple more runs on the basic course before having to hand my gear back and then headed to Yos and Nathans room to check it out.
      Ended up relaxing in a jazz bar before heading back on the bus to my hotel. They were playing a lot I was able to singing along to but vibed on Tin Pan Alley by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
      I jumped in a van hopefully to take me back to the train station, I talked to the driver for a bit as I was tipsy and asked him how his night was going and that my day has been a lot of fun, all in Japanese and he seemed to enjoy the conversation. My new phrase, I'm here until February "ni tsuki made koko ni imasu".
      I tried one of the container restaurants and asked for an omakase (chefs choice) dinner. As far as I could figure out it had a Cesar salad, snow crab, beef stew and a soup with bread. But I got some sake to go with it and to help with the tipsyness. It was really delicious and I made sure to thank the chef properly as I left.
      They had a smokeless fire in the corner of the room which I think was pretty amazing and added to the jazz vibe.
      I even played the piano a little in the train station on the way back to the hotel as I figured why not...
      I then headed back to the hotel for a late night onsen for the muscles, hopefully they can take the walking planned for tomorrow.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

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