She says: We went to Hell’s Valley to see monkeys! Today’s adventure was one we were both really looking forward to: we went to see Japan’s famous snow moneys! These cute critters live in the Jigokudani Valley, which is not an easy place to get to, that’s for […]
A trip through a 500 year old forest to visit a 1200 year old temple. Greetings blog fans! We took the train from Matsumoto to Nagano City today. Another slow local train through the Japanese countryside and through mountainous wilderness… This whole holiday business sure is hard work – […]
A day of mountain passes, hot springs, black castles and raw horse meat. Evening folks! Welcome to Day 15 of our adventures. We started our day with coffee and breakfast in the morning at Takayama’s “Coffee Don”; this tiny cafe is run by a Japanese gentleman in his […]
Hida beef, she the beef, we the beef! Howdy folks! We had a great time today wandering the streets of Takayama, checking out all craft shops, food stalls and sake breweries in the old part of town. This alpine township is built along the banks of the Miya-gawa (translation […]
Taka = high + Yama = mountain. Yup, that’s where we are alright! Rather than just head up to Takayama for the day we decided to leave Nagoya today and spend the next couple of nights up in the mountains, enjoying more epic scenery and cute village settings. […]
