Category: Japan 2019
Mashiko Pottery Village
This is our second visit to the pottery village of Mashiko in the Tochigi prefecture. We have such fond memories of our first visit several years ago that we wanted to come back again.
Gyoza Town Utsunomiya
Our second time in Gyoza Capital. A city with a total of 350 gyoza dumplings restaurants. I have long dreamed of coming back to this town and of doing a proper “gyoza crawl”.
Hiking up to the Kinunuma Marshland
Kaniyu Onsen (1320m) to Kinu-numa (2030m) // 8 km, 5 hours, 715 m altitude up and down After a complete, typical Japanese Ryokan breakfast with fish, natto and pickles (a bit too much for Philippe) and a quick morning dip in one of the… Continue Reading “Hiking up to the Kinunuma Marshland”
Mt. Hangetsu Panorama
This morning, before taking the train and bus to the next onsen destination, we decided to go up Mt. Hangetsu. On the way we met a fellow tourist, a Colombian working in Abu Dhabi, and we went up to the viewpoint together.
Chūzenji Lake Morning Walk
We had a pleasant, short afternoon walk along the shore of Lake Chuzenji to the Tachiki Kannon Shrine
Chūzenji Lake Afternoon Hike
Yugawa onsen to Senjyogahara marshland to Ryuzu waterfall 10km, 3h30min Hunting for a lunch spot, we found a queue in front of a non-descriptive shop. It was a butcher turned into Tonkatsu restaurant, rated as No.1 lunch place in Chuzenji Lake.
Kanaya Hotel (and their stolloing path)
We spent one night at the famous and traditional Kanaya Hotel in Nikko.
Extravagant Nikko
Nikko‘s temples and shrines are gold and red, shiny and extravagant – too gaudy for my taste. It reminds me of a cathedral in Florence, with every inch richly decorated and rather overwhelming.
Mikuni Food Blog (Restaurants)
Mikuni is an attractive destination for food lovers. We‘re just posting a few of our favorite places to remember…
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