The Jigokudani Monkey Park –often referred to as the Snow Monkey Park – is around 35KM / 50-minutes to the north-east of central Nagano City. Open every day, the monkeys come to the park through the year making it one of Nagano’s most popular attractions, When heading to the park ...
Home to scenic farmlands producing some of Nagano’s best fruit and vegetables, exploring Azumino through summer and autumn is a great way to enjoy the harvest including fruit-picking at one of the many local farms. Azumino’s Daio Wasabi Farm is one of Japan’s largest produces of wasabi...
There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expe...
While most mustards are spicy, there is a large bandwidth to the amount of heat to expect. A mild mustard like theMizunais great for those who do not care for a spicy mustard. If a bold and spicy mustard is what you are after, give theWasabi Mustarda try, this is sure to wake up...
(a hands-on agriculture advisor and founder of the 1.7 hectare farm), was the highlight of my day. With her cheery persona, Mrs. Doris happily imparted her knowledge about promoting nature conservation through planting more trees and plants. It is also through SGD that they are able ...
The sashimi was great but what made it really memorable was the fresh wasabi, grinded at the table. Now we are heading north to Kyoto, making a detour past Izumo to visit the Izumo shrine for a long and happy marriage! On the way we passed even more beautiful landscapes. This is ...