Ryokan - Gora Ichinoyu

Our most luxurious lodging of whole japan trip. But place not easy to find. Fortunately, we met a really nice and helpful aunty at Gora Station who took much effort in locating this ryokan from the map she had.

Hakone - The ryokan experience

October 4th 2008
Hakone was one of the most touristy place not too far away from tokyo. It was supposed to have beautiful landscape made up by lakes, mountains, volcanos, and many other museums such as the open air sculpture museum & museum of the little prince. Most importantly, it offered good view of Mt Fuji. All these could be explored through various modes of transportation within that area. Hakone was an ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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