Toyama Trips

A Small Japanese Alps Town (Denver`s Sister City) | Dec 03 01'

After a long journey from Hakone I finally arrived in Takayama. Being 10pm it was the last train of the night to pull into Takayama station. I ha... Continue reading »

A Stay at a Ryokan | Aug 18 08'

After Nara, we took a train through the Western side of the Japanese Alps to the small town of Takayama.  The train ride was gorgous through t... Continue reading »

A little culture | Mar 11 09'

"fruity alcopops was a little too strong"

Kanazawa is not a town normally on the tourist schedule to Japan, but we really liked it.  Although our stay here did not start well, we arriv... Continue reading »

Chilling in the temple | Feb 01 09'

"Zen and the art of wearing slippers"

After our first journey on the bullet train we arrived in the mountain town of Takayama and there was snow on the ground. We stayed at a temple, wh... Continue reading »

Driving to the post town, with celebrities. | Apr 06 09'

"Even the local mailman wear the uniform worn during the Edo period. "

In the morning, after another huge breakfast, Takemi drove us with his two dogs deeper into the Japanese Alps.  Our first stop, Tsumago, serve... Continue reading »

First Post | Jul 31 06'

"Got my first flight quote this week..."

I've been thinking of doing a round-the-world trip for 5 years. Now I'm finally at a point where I have both the money and the time to do it! I pla... Continue reading »

First time out on my own | Oct 17 07'

"Of course, one must confidently figure out the train stations before they can get anywhere!!!"

First have to let everyone know that I experienced my first earthquake last night after I finished the blog entry. It felt like a good ten second... Continue reading »

Inside the houses of samurai and geisha. | Apr 08 09'

"We saw three workers, sitting on tatami mats in a small room, working on various stages of the gold leaf process."

We woke up early in the morning to see Kenrokuen garden at dawn.  Still beautiful, and a little more serene without the crowds, we wandered ar... Continue reading »

Japan - Kanazawa and Kyoto | Nov 01 07'

Konnichwa from Japan!!Found an internet shop for a quick write up and update you all on how things are going on our trip. We still very w... Continue reading »

Magic in Matsui's hometown | Apr 07 09'

"We’re not exactly the sentimental, romantic types, but it was truly stunning. "

Our last day in Nakatsugawa, we took it easy in the morning, then headed out for our last meal with Takemi and Nobuko.  We had sushi at one of... Continue reading »