Michinoeki nambu.On the way home the weather was bad, so we stopped by a michi-no-eki. A michi-no-eki is basically a roadside rest station, and you can get there right after leaving the national highway. It connects to both di…
There was a Shingen mochi factory nearby, so I stopped in. A sign like this This is where they sell freshly made Shingen mochi. Besides the factory there’s all sorts of other stuff. There’s a rest…
Kasugai isn’t that remarkable a place, but there aren’t many places worth going to in Yamanashi. It has a hot spring and a buffet, so I picked it as a reasonable option. This kind of place The int…
Mars winary.Yamanashi grows a lot of grapes and has plenty of wineries. Mars Winery is one of them, and with so much free tasting on offer it’s worth dropping by. The place Lots of tour buses come through here too….
Saisekino kura.Saiseki no Kura is honestly not much different from the stone museum. I never expected to visit two of these places in one day. This kind of place There is an outdoor area here too, but this time I decided to…
There are plenty of michi-no-eki (roadside stations), but I did wonder what on earth a tabi-no-eki is. So I went to check it out. This kind of place A michi-no-eki sits by the road like a rest stop, where you…
Funari gelato.We’d had our meal, so dessert was next, right? Straight off to the dessert shop. A hoto restaurant on the way The building looks like a spaceship. The line was long, too. It’s a place called Hoto …
I was wondering where to have lunch in Yamanashi and picked a soba place. Honestly, going to a hoto restaurant would have been the better call, but I couldn’t be bothered with the long line, so soba it w…
Kawaguchiko sits at the foot of Mt. Fuji. It’s one of the Fuji Five Lakes. This area is simply a tourist destination: you get a great view of Mt. Fuji, and there’s a big lake. Anyway, a whole bunch…
Ishino hakubutsukan.The Stone Museum looks like some kind of museum, but it’s actually a gemstone experience center. Yamanashi is hugely famous for gemstone production, so you’ll find facilities like this all over the…
Yamanashi shoji mount hotel.I went on a trip to Yamanashi. The weather was really nice. Shoji Mount Hotel The reason I went to the hotel first wasn’t because I was staying there… it’s because this place is a famous dra…