Just came back from Japan last week. Went to Tokyo for conference and added side trip to Tateyama Alpine Route and Kanazawa. I must say that Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route was great. You can do the trip either from Nagano side or Toyama side. For us, we did it from the Nagano side. Took the Shinkansen to Nagano early morning. Then boarded the express bus to Ogizawa. From there, we boarded the tunnel electric bus to get to Kurobe Dam. From the dam, it was all the way up to the peak (almost). Murodo is the highlight of the route. This is the place where you get to see snow covered peak and lake. In spring, there's snow wall nearby Murodo station. From Murodo, we descended to Bijodaira and Tateyama Station to catch the local train back to Toyama. The fare for the entire route is not cheap, but it's worth it. A hike from Bijodaira to Murodo should be interesting, which can be considered in future. View from the tunnel electric bus, onward to Kurobe Dam Arrived at Kurobe Dam View of t...
I happened to witness Tokyo Marathon event on the last day in Tokyo. Prior to that, I met three fellow Malaysians who just came to Tokyo to participate the marathon. With such passion and enthusiasm, they've made the necessary preparation for the race. Even with the high entry fees (about RM450 for international participant). The marathon event was quite entertaining. Most of the locals came out to support. Some even cheered up the runners. But the most entertaining part was the costume of the runners. This could be the weirdest marathon I've even seen. Runners donned themselves in all sort of characters (alien, pikachu, angry bird, clown etc). I'm not sure if I can see the same funny costumes in any of our local marathon event.
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