We went to Oku-Hida in Gifu prefecture last weekend. Oku-Hida is at high altitude and located in the northern part of Gifu. There are so many hot springs near the volcano Mt.Yakedake. It is a nice place to stay, because you can enjoy a nic…

Last weekend we took our first ski trip of the season. On Saturday, we went to Shirakaba 2in1 Ski resort in the central area of Nagano prefecture. There was very little snow, but thanks to the cold weather they could make artificial snow. …

We were planning to go to Nagano prefecture for our first ski trip last weekend, but we had to postpone it. Most of the ski resorts were closed due to the lack of snow. There was no snowfall and it was too warm last week. Some ski resorts …

At the end of November, we went to Hiroshima prefecture for sightseeing. We stayed one night and enjoyed Hirosima-Yaki. It’s very similar to Kansai style Okonomi-yaki, which is a kind of Japanese omelet. The Kansai style doesn’t contain no…