The first time we visited Japan, we took the usual route of Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, and Osaka. We easily fell in love with this area. However, Japan has so much more to offer. Since that time, we started to travel to other parts of Japan. Here are a couple of detailed itineraries of our travel to other parts of Japan:
- June/July 2016 – Hokkaido and Tohoku
- June/July 2017 – Japan Alps and Shirakawago
- Kinosaki – a small coastal onsen town in Hyogo
– A wonderful day trip possibility from Kyoto/Osaka
– Nishimuraya Honkan - Karuizawa – a resort town near Nagano, cooler in the summer
– A mall, Terrace shopping center, and the Stone Church
– Hoshinoya Karuizawa - Kanazawa – the capital of Ishikawa and some call it little Kyoto
– Part 1 – Kanazawa Castle, Kenroku-En garden, Kanazawa Station
– Part 2 – Itaru Honten Izakaya
– Part 3 – Omicho Market
– Part 4 – Almost 90 yr old Sushi Grandmaster at Komatsu Yasuke
– Part 5 – Higashi Chaya, Kazuemachi Chaya, Oden Yamasan