GOASIAPLUS November 2016
Our November issue is out now! Featuring the exotic Sabah Borneo, brunch cafes in Kota Kinabalu, the beautiful Nagano in Japan and many more.
Our November issue is out now! Featuring the exotic Sabah Borneo, brunch cafes in Kota Kinabalu, the beautiful Nagano in Japan and many more.
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Road Less Taken<br />
Nagano<br />
Prefecture,<br />
Japan<br />
With sprawling mountains<br />
and home to the Japanese<br />
Alps, Nagano is an<br />
untouched part of Japan<br />
that will make you one with<br />
its ancient culture as well as<br />
the nature surrounding it.<br />
The capital is Nagano city<br />
located in the northern<br />
part of Nagano Prefecture.<br />
However, we are exploring<br />
Nagano across a couple of<br />
districts to give you a good<br />
package adventure in this<br />
nature-filled state.<br />
WHAT TO DO<br />
SHIMOTAKAI - Onsen or hot<br />
springs are big in Nagano and come<br />
in many odd colours like milky white<br />
sulphur onsens and orange-red iron<br />
ones. Jigokudani Monkey Park is<br />
a place where you can see snow<br />
monkeys bathe in the onsen but<br />
if you want to take a dip as well,<br />
try the Shibu Onsen hot spring in<br />
Yamanouchi town next door.<br />
For snow sports enthusiasts, Nozawa<br />
Onsen Village is known to be the<br />
birthplace of Japanese skiing and is<br />
home to numerous ski resorts thanks<br />
to its diverse terrain. Besides hitting<br />
the slopes, Nozawa Onsen Village<br />
blends traditional Japanese provincial<br />
life with extreme snow sports so you<br />
can get the best of both worlds.<br />
CHINO - Act out your best ‘Sound<br />
of Music’ portrayal in the lush green<br />
hills of Kurumayama Highlands where<br />
fields of flowers grow in vivid colours.<br />
There is a sort of ski lift ( but with no<br />
snow) to take you up the hill where<br />
you can catch a glimpse of Mount Fuji<br />
in the distance.<br />
SHIOJIRI - Enjoy a preserved Edoperiod<br />
town at Naraijuku to take<br />
you back to the olden days of Japan.<br />
It is located at the foot of the Torii<br />
Mountain Pass which is quite a climb<br />
but the destination is worth it as<br />
you relax in places like Nakamura<br />
Residence which is a preserved Edo<br />
period town house and garden.<br />
WHERE TO STAY<br />
Museum goers can stay at Hotel<br />
Ambient Tateshina Cottage as the<br />
accommodation is close to the<br />
World Silhouette Museum and<br />
Shirakaba Highlands Museum.<br />
Enjoy Japanese style interior like<br />
tatami floors in a Western cottage.<br />
Try their hot springs and stay<br />
connected thanks to complimentary<br />
high-speed wireless internet.<br />
Chino city visitors can stay at Candeo<br />
Hotel close to scenic spots on top of<br />
mountains and volcanoes like Mount<br />
Yatsugatake. The facilities include a sky<br />
spa with an indoor and outdoor bath<br />
overlooking the snow-peak mountains.<br />
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