Japan 2017

The bulk of this trip was spent driving around Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures, but (as usual) I also spent some time in Tokyo on my way in.

Two days in Tokyo

My Japan 2017 autumn trip started with a couple of days in Tokyo, where I visited some familiar as well as some new sites.

Yamanashi-Nagano road trip

10 days road trip around Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures (with a brief detour to Shizuoka), starting and ending in Kofu. October 18 – 27, 2017.

• Day 1 – Fuji 5 Lakes
• Day 2 – Fujinomiya (Shiraito Falls, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha)
• Day 3 – Minobusan Kuonji, Shimobe Onsen
• Day 4 – Hayakawa Valley, Hottarakashi Onsen, Yumura Onsen
• Day 5 – Suwa (Lake Suwako)
• Day 6 – Suwa (Takashima Castle, Suwa Taisha, Manji Stone Buddha)
• Day 7 – Kiso Valley (Ono-no-taki, Nezame-no-toko, Kiso-no-kakehashi, Kiso-Fukushima, From Kiso Valley to Shirahone Onsen)
• Day 8 – Matsumoto
• Day 9 – Yatsugatake and Kofu (Shosenkyo)
• Day 10 – Kofu (Takeda Shrine, Keitokuin, Saruhashi, Kofu Castle)