Nagano Vacations, Nagano Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

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 idea to check out an previous Olympic city of Nagano. To be honest this is where I wanted to see a hockey game as I heard the rink here was nice and it has one of the most unusual names in Big Hat.&n...

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 noodles, learning of the history of the area and religion, and exploring the village and shrine.  That night we had a cultural food exchange.  We (Americans) had to find food in the village to t...

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 a cheapo-disposable one).  The store was gigantic.  K-mart sized, but all camera equipment.  I found a good one for about 15,000 Yen and bought 6-36 picture rolls of film (I have alr...

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!!