tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post6705109346148174412..comments2024-03-23T23:28:05.995+11:00Comments on A Life Less Normal: Utsunoya, Meiji tunnel and the Old Tokaido - Shizuoka Part 3jase8auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14582069302006499855noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-53813648234811495852015-11-17T03:05:19.806+11:002015-11-17T03:05:19.806+11:00Hi again Moto.
I spend a lot of time at Odaiba. I...Hi again Moto.<br />I spend a lot of time at Odaiba. I do some work there, so I am there 2 or three times a month. It is a nice area, exciting and lots of space!<br />Those Shuraku look great. I enjoy going to places like those. There are some nice old villages in Nagano and I am planning to go to some more old places in Gifu in the future.<br />Nakatajima looks amazing! So much sand! And the springs in Yamanashi look beautiful. I will have to do some research on them and maybe plan to go there! I am always happy to get suggestions on places to visit!<br />Take care,<br />Jason.jase8auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582069302006499855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-48299368390513641952015-11-14T23:15:39.450+11:002015-11-14T23:15:39.450+11:00Hi Jason,
I am sure you really like Odaiba!
Have y...Hi Jason,<br />I am sure you really like Odaiba!<br />Have you ever heard 'Shuraku (集落)' in Japanese? It's a traditional type of residence and we can still see them especially everywhere in a countryside. To be honest some of them have probrems such as under population or aging. However others have a lot of attractive aspects. You can search a place with words such as "shuraku countryside." In my case, I truely like Akita and Niigata. The best season is definitely summer (There are so many traditional festivals!) but you can go there to fun during the winter if you don't care the coldness. The images of Shuraku is as follows:<br />https://goo.gl/4mjQKT<br /><br />Aside from that I have suggestions as a specific place.<br />a) Oshino Hakkai Springs (忍野八海) in Yamanashi<br />https://goo.gl/vUOrHf<br /><br />b) Nakatajima Sakyu (中田島砂丘) in Shizuoka<br />https://goo.gl/sypevI<br /><br />Both have a beautiful scenery and we can be relaxed there. Particularly I like nature, ancient things like ruins very much.<br />I am not sure those meet your preference, but I hope they are helpful.<br />Take care,<br />MotoMotohttp://motocurious.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-62720697119769442722015-11-09T06:50:42.411+11:002015-11-09T06:50:42.411+11:00Hi Moto,
thank you so much for leaving such a nice...Hi Moto,<br />thank you so much for leaving such a nice a comment. It is special for me to read your comment. Your feelings about the tunnel were exactly the feelings that I was experiencing! It felt like a place so full of history!<br />I hope you go on an adventure soon!<br />If you have any suggestions of places that I should visit, I would love you to share them with me so I can go there.<br />Take care,<br />Jason.jase8auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582069302006499855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-14644646873739444732015-11-08T17:49:26.656+11:002015-11-08T17:49:26.656+11:00Hello Jason,
I'm Moto, Japanese. This is my fi...Hello Jason,<br />I'm Moto, Japanese. This is my first time to leave a comment.<br />I really like this post. You are definitely a wonderful story teller. I followed nice photos with feeling as if I was in the place!<br />Especially when I see the photo of the tunnel, I was excited. It looked so scary -even if there is a drop on my head from the ceiling it's already scary, but amazing! I feel the atomosphere with your photos and text.<br />It's also very informative to learn a history from your atricle even though it's our history. (To be honest I wasn't familiar with them.)<br />I like your phrase: Who knows who had walked along this path before us!<br />I realize an adventure is near us. The only thing is to go or not I think. So this post stimulated me very much as I can be a traveller anytime. I'd like to discover something new.<br />Anyway, thank you for sharing your great experience, great point of view, Jason. I'm looking forward to reading your next one. Take care.<br />MotoMotohttp://motocurious.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-61887524107804232572015-11-06T03:10:21.551+11:002015-11-06T03:10:21.551+11:00Hi Noel,
I think I will remember and look back on ...Hi Noel,<br />I think I will remember and look back on that day for a long time to come!<br /><br />I did have a little wager on the Japanese favourite to win, but, as you said, to no avail. I didn't see the race, but saw the footage of the delightful young lady who pushed the police officer into the flower bed..... I hope they return the favour and teach her a lesson!<br />Take care,<br />Jason.jase8auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582069302006499855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985569382279836889.post-36086886652892362662015-11-06T00:14:24.373+11:002015-11-06T00:14:24.373+11:00Well Jason,you certainly put the wind up my sails....Well Jason,you certainly put the wind up my sails.Interesting adventure...one that you will no doubt remember fro a long time.I can imagine that there are many "secrets" still waiting for your footsteps in to the little known world of the days Japan was not know to the outside world.<br />The Japanese Horses .as you probably know by now,ran on empty tanks...possibly you saw the race and had a bet.I do every year,but after winning a tidy sum the last 2 years,handed some of it back this year to the TAB.<br />Dewa mata and all the best...Noel.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137421694632736091noreply@blogger.com