Wild Boar Nabe
Wild boar hotpot, is a dish commonly found in cold, rural, mountainous regions of Japan.
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.
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 – I need coffee and bread.
Bath Time
One of the best part of Japan: the combination of snow and hot spring!
Snow Tori
Tori in the snow in Aizu Wakamatsu.
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 strand with the two ramps interlacing each other within the same cylinder – remarkable.
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 construction, with its name written in gold on the side – you can’t miss it. Was lucky with the weather: it snowed…
Pretty People Only
Funny side on a bench in Ouchijuku: pretty people only!
Lunch at Ouchijuku
Eating soba at Ouchijuku: leek soba is their specialty – quite good.
Ouchijuku
Ouchijuku lying along Aizu West Road is a small village nestled among lofty mountains that once flourished as post town in the Edo period. The main road through this village was called Aizu West Road or Shimotsuke Road which played an important role in connecting Aizu Wakamatsu, a castle town in Fukushima Prefecture, and Imaichi…