Culture Hikone Castle Bryan Baier Hikone Castle include the pine tree lined Irohamatsu moat; the Genkyu-en... paths, foot bridges and excellent views of Hikone Castle Tower - Genkyu-en
12 Culture Kyoto Nijo-jo Castle’s Gardens Tomoko Kamishima There are three beautiful gardens inside the moat; Ninomaru Garden built in 1626, Honmaru Garden in 1893, and Seiryu-en Garden in 1965.
Accommodation Matsushima Hotel Sohkan Justin Velgus For a double room with dinner plan, the room could be as low as 9500 yen... night (sometimes even less if there is a special campaign) , to 19000 yen
Food Zao Cheese Cabin Justin Velgus For 50 yen you can buy a cup of ''cheese drink'' which... The cases of cream cheese are small and costs 540 yen each.
Culture Kakunodate - a Trip Back in Time Steve Morton tourist information office located outside the station for about 300 Yen... Although the 500 Yen entrance fee may deter some people, this is one place
Food Kanebun Restaurant Shin Anjo Bonson Lam If you want to splash out, try the Donburimatsu meal set for 4650 yen.... Expect to pay between 2000 and 3000 yen per person, for a meal served with
Shopping Kutchan Co-Op Chris Barnes you can catch a taxi from Hirafu Village but expect to pay up to 3,000 yen... Kutchan Co-Op provides boxes to carry your groceries, or you can pay 5 yen
Culture Takato Castle Ruins Park Bryan Baier Tenryu-Kyo Gorge slide past the window, there wasn’t much to do on the Iida-Sen... The pamphlet was mostly about the Iida-Sen, a small and lightly trafficked