Tag: Ryokan

Miyajima

Miyajima

Our stay in austere Koyasan was an interesting experience.  Highlights include being: (1) treated to scrumptious vegetarian monk food but then waking up at 2am to the growling of stomachs; (2) the late night tour of Koyasan’s cemetery with 300,000 sleeping souls which ended with 

Nagano – a temple, a ryokan and a kaiseki dinner

Nagano – a temple, a ryokan and a kaiseki dinner

So after Matsumoto it was time to visit Nagano. When travelling near the big new year holiday, you learn that food is hard to come by… Had to queue up for 30 minutes for this bowl of ramen, not because it was especially good (it 

Fujisan journeys, part I

Fujisan journeys, part I

This weekend a friend of a friend was in town so time to do some more touristy stuff. First up was a visit to Tsukiji market for some quiet eating. Part of the queue outside one of the famous sushi restaurants.  One guy in the