Friday, May 5, 2017

Japan 2017 - Day 4

Matsumoto

Shinkansen from Shinjuku to Matsumoto









In front of the time piece museum

Children's Day/Tengo no Sekku/Boy's Day
Flying carp shaped winsocks called koinobori

Matsumoto's frog statue

Frogs with Katanas welcoming visitors

The street of the frogs, kaeru




Nawate Dori shopping street

Taiyaki snack, we tried the red-bean and sausage filling and it was savoury





Yohashira shrine



















Matsumoto Castle aka Crow Castle


Listed as a National Treasure of Japan



Two cute Japanese girls attempting a wefie




A flatland castle surrounded by a moat


Another Japanese boy attempting an interesting pose
















Parco shopping centre

Kobayashi Soba 




Tenzaru Soba - Tempura Soba



Yukimi Soba with quail egg




Just next to Hotel New Station, Matsumoto


Mac Donalds





Travel tickets













Onroute to Biwa No Yu onsen

Hillside village of Asama Onsen






Inside the indoor bathhouse


After soaking in the onsen

Yakult vending machine

Outdoor bathhouse 








Revisited the Matsumoto Castle in the evening







Torishin - Yakitori Bar

Unfortunately there was no English Menu and we had to depend on J's cousin to translate the kanji 

appetiser



grilled chicken







Finished off with a cup of hot green tea



Single room







Free hot spring in the hotel on the 7th storey, which meant we didnt need to travel to Asama area to enjoy the hot springs there and could have ventured out to Kamikochi


No comments:

Post a Comment

Hump day

Start of second shift, back to back tort classes Snacks for Dinner