Staying at the Irago Resort and Conference Hotel was a wonderful experience. Yes, it is old and has seen better days but as we could see, Japanese people love to come here. The view is spectacular from anywhere in the hotel. The wall of our room which faces the ocean is completely glass, floor to ceiling and wall to wall. We were fascinated watching the fishing vessels, kayakers who paddled inside the breakwater, freighters, the hourly arrival and departure of the ferry and just simply enjoying the view. As we have become accustomed, we were the only non Japanese people at the hotel.
As well as having a killer view, we spent some time in the hotel’s Onsen, enjoyed the breakfast buffet and just relaxed.
Some of the things we liked at breakfast. The small bowl on the right is a delicious custard with a topping like crème brûlée. We really enjoy Japanese curry, the salads, etc…all are delicious.
We loved that we were able to ride right alongside the ocean where an endless line of surfers’ cars were parked. It seems to be a tight community who share this passion..
One thing you can count on, if we see a Michi no Eki, we will probably stop. It gives us an insight into local culture, produce and crafts. There is always food and best of all, bathrooms
There are two methods of growing rice in Japan. Dry rice farming and wet rice farming. The wet rice farming is a more popular method with better quality and a higher yield. It take 6 months to grow and harvest the rice between spring and autumn. Having travelled in Japan in spring and autumn, we have been able to witness both parts of this endeavour.
This farmer is unloading trays of rice seedlings to plant and his son will plant the rice seedlings by using a rice transplanter.
To make matters worse it started to rain. Fortunately, it happened just as we were passing a Lawson’s convenience store. We were able to get under cover.
Don Quixote is the largest discount store in Japan. It is loud with announcements and garish music playing. It is crowded but there are deals to be had. We need some dinner and breakfast fixings…we will stock up there and save some money.
