Wild Boar Nabe
Wild boar hotpot, is a dish commonly found in cold, rural, mountainous regions of Japan.
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Higashiyama Onsen
Spending the last day of 2021 in Higashiyama Onsen, near Aizuwakamatsu. Heavy snowfalls during the night is a guarantee of lovely pictures in the morning.
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Ryokan Food
Staying at a nice ryokan means having a chance to enjoy delicious food always. I just wish they had options for breakfast: I just can’t eat salty stuff when I wake up –
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Sazaedo Pagoda
The Sazaedo Pagoda in Aizu Wakamatsu is particularly interesting because of its double helix ramp, which allows visitors to go up and down without passing each others. Think of it as a DNA
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Higashiyama Onsen
Higashiyama Onsen (東山温泉) is an onsen resort in a valley just east of the downtown area of Aizu Wakamatsu. One particularly notable ryokan of the valley is the Mukaitaki Ryokan: a traditional, wooden
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Pretty People Only
Funny side on a bench in Ouchijuku: pretty people only!
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Lunch at Ouchijuku
Eating soba at Ouchijuku: leek soba is their specialty – quite good.
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