This is my 5th visit to Japan. It is also one that I had the most number of days there; and making the most number of moves around the country on its public transport. Appreciate Chai Noi for initiating the trip and making the transport arrangements such as the Flight and JR Ticket, and being the accommodating room mate. Thanks to Teck Siew for her thoughtful and thorough planning and travelling tips that allowed me to venture into new places without the need to do much pre-trip planning. Grateful to Juejing, for his patience and for being a very reliable human GPS (at times, even better than GoogleMap)! Of course, a big thank you to the great company of the Wong and Koh families, too :)

(D6) Kanazawa


Lunch

Sake Soft Ice Cream @ Higashi Chaya District 


Dinner in the Hotel











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(D7) Kanazawa-Takayama


Heading Takayama via Toyama

Switching from shinkansen to the local train



Lunch @ Takayama

Takayma is known for its hida beef. 
We had our lunch in one of the most recommended restaurant in town.



300g of A4 loin steak is definitely more than enough for two persons

To start off the course, we have salad with ham.

Nice crispy freshly baked bread to go with butter.

The main course



It was quite a treat to see how the chef prepared the meal for 9 persons!
It's definitely well-planned and executed :)




Watching the chef in action

Checking in to Honjin Hiranoya Annex & Welcome Tea
(website: http://www.honjinhiranoyaannex.jp/)



An interesting but not quite practical/ convenient layout - one would enter the dressing table area (and the bathroom) first before entering the bed room. In other words, as long as one is using the bathroom, the other person might not leave the room at all!

Welcome Tea & Sweets

Ryokan Dinner


The menu: The one in Japanese even indicated where the beef came from.













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(D8) Takayama-Karuizawa


Ryokan Breakfast @ Takayama








Lunch @ Karuizawa



Takayama Noodle

Heading Karuizawa










Checking in to APA Hotel (Karuizawa-Ekimae) Karuizawaso
(Website: http://www.apahotel.com.e.ju.hp.transer.com/language/kousinetsu/01_karuizawa-ekimae.html)  

Glad to see that my couriered luggage has arrived before I checked in.
Thanks to TS' suggestion and arrangement. It really made a difference when needed to run round to catch the trains when no luggage tagged along :)

Dinner @ Prince Plaza Shopping Mall, Karuizawa


Sauced Pork Cutlet Plate

Pork intestines



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