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Where are the Monkeys on Sado Island?
I kept thinking to myself, 'Where are all the monkeys?'The island was beautiful, up the coast, down the coast, all the way around. I drove it once, biked it once. The driving was more fun because I could enjoy the breathtaking scenery. The biking was hard because I was in a hurry - trying to complete the second leg of the triathlon.But, where were the monkeys?We did the touristy things - shopped in the small stores, lunched at a restaurant, then drove.When I could endure it no longer I ..
2008-02-08 17:07:40
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Snow Monkeys - Nagano
2007-12-14 17:48:53
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Sugamo
Sugamo is called Harajuku for old ladies as it is popular for shops and restaurants targeting them. There are also some temples being believed to give certain effects on their lives.Leaving Sugamo station from the South exit, you are facing Route #17. Walking along the street, you will get to Jizodori Shotengai (commercial street). On the street, there are tens of shops and restaurants targeting old people and selling cheap clothes, snacks as well as some Buddhist ornaments. In a few minutes aft ..
2007-07-14 16:22:18
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Enjoy a small trip by Randen at Kyoto
The tourist season has come to Kyoto. The red and yellow leaves (Autumn tint) is beautiful from now on.City Bus All-day Pass (Kyoto city Bus) is useful for sightseeing of Kyoto city. The fare is 500yen (Unlimited use on the same day. Can be used within the allocated zone of the city. When traveling outside of the allocated zone, it is necessary to pay the extra amount). Because there are many bus lines within the Kyoto city, you can go to anywhere by buses, but sometimes you have to change buses ..
2006-10-31 00:16:44
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Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 6
6. Kyushu, here we come(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)Memorial to mothers and children awaiting the return of loved ones fighting in the Philippines during WW2Northern Kyushu, arrived at by cycling through an undersea pedestrian/cycling tunnel, was highly industrial, chaotic, noisy, and, unlike Hokkaido and Honshu, traffic had little sympathy for cyclists. At such times I missed the wide open spaces of New Zealand. Sout ..
2006-10-04 12:01:12
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March 11th: The monkeys of Jigokudani
Our minshuku in Jigokudani Yaen Koen was not just a regular family-run inn: Korakukan is one of the few places in Japan (and the world) where people can share a rotemburo (outdoor hotspring bath) with wild monkeys. This is a rather recent development-- it was only about 40 years ago that the first monkey ventured into a rotemburo. She liked it so much she taught her family and friends, and eventually her whole troupe were rotemburo regulars. This behavior is not shared by all monkeys in Japan, j ..
2006-05-07 15:48:33
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March 10th: Jigokudani
Our inn for the night was Korakukan, a large and rustic minshuku (family-run inn) in the Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park), Nagano. The area is a sanctuary for nihon-zaru (Japanese macaques, Macaca fuscata), Japan's native monkey species. Japanese macaques are the only primate other than humans to live in cold climates, thus their other name, "snow monkey".Korakukan can only be reached on foot, following a 2 kilometre path through the mountains. As it was early sp ..
2006-05-02 16:09:43
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Up and Down Japan
For three weeks, a bunch of strangers are cramming themselves into a van and driving from the top of Japan all the way down to the bottom. The pace will be fast, covering several cities or prefectures each day. But there will be plenty of time for leisurely and educational activities along the way. Like dogsledding, volcano trekking, nude bathing with monkeys, and a 24-hour ferry ride.Where do I sign up?That was my reaction upon hearing that this tour was looking for members. This is obviously p ..
2006-03-02 10:41:37
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