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We had a big breakfast (Oh, I love Japanese breakfast!!), and checked out of the inn. The first item on our itinerary for the day was a boat ride on Lake Suwa. My son found these touristy boats on the lake yesterday and insisted that he wouldn’t go home without riding it. This boat, in a shape of a giant swan with a bow tie around its neck, was ancient-looking. And the scary part is that it looked exactly the same when I had a ride when I was in fourth grade a couple of decades ago,...

Yatsugatake is famous for a climbing mountain in Japan. Its altitude is high, and we can enjoy a beautiful snow scene because of clear weather is a lot in winter.

Japan is such a well organised country that although we had to take 4 trains which took 7 hours to get to Matsumoto it all went extremely smoothly.  We also saw some great scenery along the way.  The hostel we stayed at was wonderful and the people running it were very friendly and helpful.  On our first evening we went to a traditional Japanese pub for some dinner.  To choose our meal we pointed at something on the menu and ended up with spaghetti bolognese....

At Nagano city, Iiyama and Togakushi I visted. Especially Togakushi was the best place in my trip! Togakushi Shrine is a power spot. I felt and saw the beautiful nature very much:D Moreover I felt a lot of special energy!!

i've finally managed to escape the oh-so-fascinating world of hedge fund finance, and am now decadently indulging my long-suppressed wanderlust with 15 months on the road and around the world... *note: apart from the odd review (generally of something not found in your standard guide book), this is really more just a map of my travels than a proper blog, but if you want more information on anywhere i`ve been or what i`ve been up to, send me a message and i`ll see if i can rustle something up.

Got to visit the Nagasaki museum while I was there, very nice place. Alittle to crowded for me though.