Category: Totsukawa

• Location:  Totsukawa > Kōyasan > Kasihara City 
• Weather:  55-65° / sunny with winds 2-10 mph 

OVERVIEW 

1. DRIVE:  1h 15m from Totsukawa to Namiyo’s ceremonial tea friend Yoshiko’s house in Gojo
2. DRIVE:  20m from Gojo to Kōyasan 
3. TOUR: Kōyasan
4. DRIVE: 1h 30m from Kōyasan to Kasihara City 
5. SLEEP: Namiyo & Saburo’s daughter Noriko’s home in Kasihara City. (granddaughter Akane, and grandson Yuma)

Saying goodbye to Totsukawa home. 

• Location:  Totsukawa
• Weather:  55-65° / sunny with winds 2-10 mph

Namiyo has infinite patience teaching me Japanese cuisine. We have made sushi, tempura, rice balls, and ceremony matcha tea. I have learned many techniques but can’t imagine duplicating the ingredients.

• REST DAY
• Location: Totsukawa
• Weather: 34-50° / blue skies

Totsukawa is having a new road constructed. Road work must include stabilizing the mountain and is typical for Japan. 

• REST DAY
• Location: Totsukawa 
• Weather: 34-50° / blue skies 

Vernal equinox is a special day in Japan for visiting family.