As usual, I started off with an early visit to the onsen, before Viki and Henry woke up. We then…
Author: Andrew Maurer
Day 12 – Final Day in Kyoto
At 6:30am we were starkly woken up by an emegency alert from my phone saying that an earthquake was going…
Day 11 – Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Monkey Park
5.6km Distance 151m Elevation It was another big Kyoto sightseeing today. Henry again had his breakfast of frosted corn flakes…
Day 10 – 10,000 Torii Gates
4.0km Distance 202m Elevation This morning kicked off with a visit to perhaps Kyoto’s most famous tourist attraction, Fushimi Inari…
Day 9 – Travel Day to Kyoto
Today’s the day where we make our way to our final stop in Japan – Kyoto! It was an early…
Day 8 – Rest Day in Matsumoto
Today we moved at a leisurely pace. This is the first time we’ve had blackout blinds, and they worked fantastically….
Day 7 – Transit Day to Matsumoto
We awoke after a nice sleep in our traditional ryokan room. The host lady had aired our wet clothes and…
Day 6 – We Stayed in a Traditional Ryokan
6.7km Distance 312m Elevation Woohoo, we finally got to sleep in. Henry didn’t stir until 6:30am this morning. Maybe it…
Day 5 – A Wet Day on the Nakasendo
15.6km Distance 629m Elevation The rain has come! First, like clockwork, Henry woke us up at 4:45am. Our diets have…
Day 4 – Following in the Footsteps of Sumarai
11.2km Distance 323m Elevation Today we begin our three days on the Nakasendo Trail. The full trail is 540km, linking…