Nagano Travel Blogs

I had a rather interesting hike today. (a HIKE??? How can that be so bad??? I do it almost like every weekend but...)In an attempt to make Mt. Fuji a little less... nightmare, I wanted to do some higher-altitude hiking than normal, so instead of on of the hikes I do near where I live, I checked out…

So we have done the beaches and the big city so now it is time for the mountains.  We head north off to the Olympic city of Nagano.  The reason to go here was simple.  I lived in an old Olympic city of Calgary and had just moved to a future one, Vancouver, so it seemed to be a good i…

This was a family vacation that needed SO much planning. We did a lot of financial planning and I tell you, it's not easy since Japan is an expensive country to even rent a place. The blog includes lots of people photos. The hotel, the train and other spots of attraction that we went to.

So we traveled to the Nagano area (where the 1998 Winter Olympic Games were).  These are some grand mountains.  The weather is very warm and steamy, similar to the Carolinas and also the Pacific Northwest.  In the mountains we spent one day in a village (Togakushi) making Sobe noodle…

We had another day in Matsumoto, but instead of exploring the city and its surroundings, 5 of us went to Nagano, the city that hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998. We took a train to Nagano station and from there we walked towards the Zenkõji Temple complex. On our way to the temple complex, …

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!!

Subject: The adventure continues. . .        Well, we left off in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido last.  The Northernmost point in our journey.  Right after finishing with e-mail I went straight to the nearest camera store (all the pictures prior were with…

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