Thursday, October 22, 2009

Trip to the mountains

We're going away for the weekend into mountains about 100 km from Tokyo. We'll do some hiking, see heaps of autumn leaves and stay in traditional Japanese inns.

I won a raffle prize at the recent Nishimachi Food Fair for all of us to stay overnight at Nasu Onsen Sanraku (the luxury Sanraku inn). Looks amazing.

Then we're going to Nikko, a well-known leaf-watching haven, with various temples and shrines, a tramway, and Lake Chuzenji. Our hotel, Nikko Toshogu Koyoen, in Shimo-imaichi looks lovely, too.

So we'll be wearing yukata (cotton kimono), soaking in the onsen (natural hot-springs bath), eating kaiseki (multi-course supper) served in our room, and sleeping on futons.

Back Sunday, with lots of photos.

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