Nasu
October 7, 2008 12:12 am Holidays, JapanI had a lovely weekend break in Nasu. It was so great to get out of Tokyo, to breathe the fresh air and see the lovely autumn colours. Lots of thanks to Miho-san for being our chauffeur, tour guide and such a great friend!
The weather was perfect on Saturday and we saw some amazing scenery. It did bring back memories of my good old days in Switzerland, though the character of the outdoors in Japan is quite different; with delicate details and colours everywhere.
The major highlights of the trip were: Cheese cake, so much so that I bought a whole box of them just to feed myself for the next week!; a farm type of park in which we got to see animals and try some archery (fixed targets not live animals!), onsen - but I still haven’t learnt how to stay in the hot water for long; a jumbo sized, 300g, steak - it was a tad expensive but I have missed eating a nice piece of juicy meat; and basically enjoying Nasu and the surroundings!
On Sunday, we had a short hike before taking the ropeway up Mount Chasudake. I think I might re-visit this place next spring or early summer. It’ll be a good hike and there should be lots of flowers at that time.
Japan just keeps giving these pleasant surprises. Let’s hope it keeps coming!