When we came to Japan, we wanted to travel the country, discovering it instead of going overseas and this is our big trip. We wanted to travel with Jocelyn so she could share the beauty of it and perhaps give us some confidence with the kanji letters. Stephen wanted to check the mountains out and I love the great big nature.
When we get off the expressway, driving through Japanese 'countryside' is not always interesting. The small towns seem to be all the same, seemingly joined into one with ugly electric wires overhead, combini's, pachinko, fenced up houses with minimal gardens - mostly we see the heavily sculptured larger trees and not the details of the garden which faces inwards towards the house occupants. And this never ends.
It is when you reach a carefully chosen destination that we get inside the beautiful area and enjoy it. Obviously these areas are not easily assessable as within that beauty no one wants to see passing traffic.
We first went to Norikura Kogen then to Kamikochi, the Japanese Alps and lastly Bessho Onsen.
We first went to Norikura Kogen then to Kamikochi, the Japanese Alps and lastly Bessho Onsen.
I have posted lots of photos of this trip on Facebook and on Nathan's blog.
