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Japanese Alpine Adventures

Rainy season in Japan is normally not the best time to explore the Japanese Alps. However we were lucky enough to have some dry and even sunny days. Great for us was also that there are some stunning trails that we could access with the kids that went beyond 2100m altitude. Amaya kept saying “I […]

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Shaking Shrines, “Amichari” and Japanese Lion King in Tokyo

Urban pleasures are very different to wilderness pleasures… Although we have a preference for the outdoors, we would not forgo the chance to experience the “Amichari”, watch the Lion King Musical in Japanese or observe traditional religious parades on the streets of this buzzing “megalopole”. We had just arrived in time for the celebration of the 5th […]

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