Travel

We needed 2 trains and a bus to get to Mt Naeba. It felt like 'real Japan', as there was very little English around and few concessions to westerners. We drank hot coffee out of a can and ate bento boxes for lunch. Arrived at Mt Naeba on schedule - it's a strange place, built around the ski fields, not traditional. Our accomodation is cosy with a view of the ski slopes. It does not need a fridge, as drinks and ice cream can be put in the snow on the balcony (see photo below). At 5 flood lights came on, and people kept skiing. Even colder and snowier than Myoko, which I wouldn't have thought possible!