00/08/29 20:05
Your trip to Manza Onsen reminded me of one of the best skiing trips in my life back several years ago in the middle of April. Althogh it was warm and raining in Tokyo area,we had to put the snow chains on the wheel due to heavy snow fall around Manza. And the wonderful open air hot springs overlooking the beutiful peaks of Shirane mountains! Most surprisingly the cost of the prince hotel was something like \12,000 including accomodation with 2 meals plus 2days ski lift ticket.

Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 14:44:17 +0900
You visited good mountains. Mt.Utsukushigahara is easy-access-mountains. But the peak Kurumayama and continued mountains is selected as one of the Japanese 100 celebrated mountains by Kyuya Fukada, the Honarable Member of the Japanese Alpine Club. His Imperial Highness Prince Naruhito is also the member of JAC and is climbing the 100 celebrated mountains. The president of JNC Dr.Togo is a menber of 100-celebrated-mountains-climbers.

INET GATE 00/08/23 16:29
Just visited your site again, which has recently expanded a great deal. The 25 photos from Tokyo are most interesting. Please add some more from Sumida river, the Shitamatchi, etc. Then, this will be an excellent guide to newcomers to Japan, and a very nostalgic place to look at for those of us who have been in Japan many times.