Experiences

This is something interesting. Can't wait to experience it.. The Alpine Route is a spectacular scenic passage over the Japanese Alps connecting Nagano Prefecture’s Omachi with Toyama Prefecture and the Sea of Japan. This is an area of immense snowfall, and when the road opens in mid May, it is surrounded on both sides by walls of snow 1 0 meters tall.  Special hybrid busses carry amazed passengers from the Toyama side to Murodo, which is the starting point to climb the peak of Mount Tateyama, one of Japan’s Three Sacred Mountains.  From Murodo, the route conveys people on an exciting variety of transportation including cable car and ropeway to massive Kurobe Dam then through a 6.1 km tunnel (an amazing engineering feat) to the Omachi side. http://www.go-nagano.net/

Nagoya, Takayama, Shirakawago and next is Kanazawa.. Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture. Kanazawa Kenrokuen is one of three most beautiful Japanese gardens in Japan. It's the most popular tourist spot in Kanazawa and is a great place for viewing cherry blossoms and fall foliages.   http://gojapan.about.com

1. Nagoya 2. Takayama 3. Shirakawa-go Shirakawa-go is another place that won't be missed.. Shirakawa-gō (白川郷), formally Shirakawa-mura (白川村), is a historic village in Gifu . Together with Gokayama in Toyama, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 9, 1995.  The village is famous for its farmhouses, which are built in a unique architectural style known as gasshō (合掌). The name means "hands together" as in prayer, referring to the steep roofs that keep the snow off in the winter. Underneath the roofs, the large attic area was used to house silkworms.  http://wikitravel.org/

Takayama is another favourite place.. Takayama is a city in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture , which has retained a traditional touch like few other Japanese cities, especially in its beautifully preserved old town .    Takayama during the Spring Festival Takayama gained importance as a source of high quality timber and highly skilled carpenters during the feudal ages. The Takayama Festival , held in spring and autumn, is considered one of Japan's best festivals . http://www.japan-guide.com

Surely we would be brought to visit the Japanese shrine..This is one popular shrine in Japan. Atsuta Jingu (Atsuda Shrine) has been revered as the most important shrine in Japan after Ise Jingu in Mie prefecture since the ancient times. Its history goes back 1900 years, and the name appears in Japan’s oldest chronicle Kojiki, “Record of Ancient Matters” compiled in the 8th century. Atsuta Jingu enshrines the Atsuta no Okami (Amaterasu no Omikami), and houses the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the three sacred Imperial regalia alongside mirror and jewel, which are now stored in Ise Shrine and the Tokyo Imperial Palace respectively. http://www.wattention.com

Since I will be visiting Japan one day..I am already doing some research starting with the airport. Central Japan International Airport Centrair (airport code: NGO), just outside Nagoya , is Japan's third most important international airport after Tokyo's Narita Airport and Osaka's Kansai Airport . It is also known as Chubu Airport. Constructed on a man made island in the Bay of Ise, Central Japan Airport was opened in February 2005 in time for the Expo 2005 Aichi , taking over all international and most domestic air traffic, formerly handled by Nagoya's Komaki Airport. http://www.japan-guide.com

Last year I went to Europe with my sister-in-law and her daughter. Initially it was not easy to get hold of her. I had to ask someone to go with me as I wouldn't want to go alone. Finally she agreed to go with me but with her daughter too. So we ended up sharing a room for three. If I were to go alone, I had to pay an extra of RM2k for hotel accommodation. We had our fun time in Europe and since that holiday, my sister-in-law kept asking me, "Where are you going next? Make sure you call me." I have wanted to go to USA (Los Angeles) but the time is not appropriate for me. So I had to choose somewhere else. So when I had decided, I called my sister-in-law and gave her time to make up her mind. She has to consult her husband and daughter first. When she called to confirm that she is going, she told me that her daughter might join us last minute. That doesn't matter as long as I have a partner. This morning, I have called the agency to confirm our booking. Now left to...