Look out Tokyo this lot are on their way for a new adventure.
The flight was plesant enough with little turbulance but trust me, take your own food, it was so disgusting I ended up writing a letter of complaint to Jetstar, I even asked for a refund for the mushroom risotto I ordered after thrown away the Lasagne they served😡.
Once we arrived we made our way through customs, collected our luggage and headed to the food court for some much needed Japanese food to see us through the night.
Narita Tobu Hotel was a short walk from the airport but after dragging a suitcase, carring a camera and a laptop I was sure nacked by the time we arrived. Once we all settled into our rooms I was quick to hit the sack but unfortunetly we were woken by a stomping noise above us, what the hell.
20240212 We were all up early for a quick breakfast before catching the shuttle bus to the train station for our next adventure to Hakuba. Apart from being a world class ski resort and Alpine enthusiasts destination for over 100 years, it also has an ancient past. Shio no Michi” or “Salt Road” now known as Route 148 was originally documented as being used to transport Jade over a thousand years ago, and the Salt Road was a major trading route for goods, largely salt. Goods were transported through forests and over mountainous terrain ending up in Matsumoto City, thankfully their were many natural hot springs along the road to help ease that weary travelers on their journey.
So here we all are waiting for the bullet at Tokyo station and as usual Ash is annoying his brother.
The Shinkansen, known in English as the bullet train, wow these are certainly spiffy looking trains.The Shinkansen, or Bullet Train, is a network of high-speed reailway lines in Japan, initially it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo to aid economic growth and development.
Owen's first time at seeing and touching snow, it feels just like ice, he reacons.
We arrived in the city of Nagano which is best known for hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and which is also famous for sking and snowboarding.
Called the roof of Japan as it boasts the highest mountain ranges in the country, the Japanese Alps.
Now to find where we board our bus to takes us to our finally desternation, Hakabu Valley, which means white horse that was derived by the shape of a horse of snow on the mountain side during spring time. Hakuba's history goes back to over 6,000 yrs which during these early days a type of serpentine stone found in Hakuba was dug out of the mountains and utilised in the making of stone axes.
Now for a two hour bus trip from Nagano to Hakuba.
Phil and Owen settle in for a two hour bus ride through winding roads and snow covered mountains.
From my window I managed some fly by photo's while taking in the sites along the way.
This river went on for ever and I ended up finding out it was the Hime River which is 60km.
A fly by photo of a beautiful homestead nesled in the forest.
A little township we passed on our journey to Hakuba.
Another spectacular site on the final leg of our journey.
We finally arrived at our new home for the next week thats surrounded by snow and mountains, a bit chilly and lucky for us the house is nice and warm thanks to to owner cranking up the fire place.
The boys a quick to have a play in the snow and as usual Ash is out to get his brother Hamish.
The boys having fun in the snow.
The boys build their first Snowman.
The Snowman takes shape but is soon tackled to the ground by three playful boys.
Dad given Owen a few tips on how to snow board before he hits the sky school the next day.
Brisbane to Japan
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