Daio Wasabi Farm

Upon reaching Matsumoto back from Kamikochi, we took the local train to Hotaka...cost Yen320 for 20 min ride.  From the station we took a taxi to Daio Wasabi Farm.  Cab fare Yen 2000 and it took about 10 to 15 mins ride....it was a nice ride ( ^.^ )

Yeah....finally we arrived!!!!

Wasabi!!!!!

Place for tourist to taste some wasabi ice-cream and croquette

My sis with a giant ice-cream cone hahahaha

Waaaaa........i thought the wasabi farm would be small but it was vast...around us all wasabi plants

Close up shot of the wasabi plants

The wasabi plant requires running water...only then you would get a nice and high quality wasabi

On the bridge

Mys sis posing next to the farm

Having a good time hehehehe

This is the other side of the farm.....it is awesome

The path to the other side

The gazebo

A pathway leading to.....?????? not sure hehehehe

Again signage for wasabi ice-cream

View of the gazebo from the other side

What do you know....there's a restaurant at the other side

Must be nice sitting here enjoying wasabi ice-cream with the sight of the vast wasabi farm....niasss

Nx to the restaurant, there was this small waterfall or is it spring water....hmmm....

My autumn leaf \\( ^ 0^ )//

My sis under the autumn leaves

A high class restaurant .........very very niass

Very english-cottage like restaurant, isn't ???!!!

I just couldn't get enough of the view

Just imagine working in this cooool weather in those coooollll water....brppppppp

The croquette....since its only potato and wasabi....we get to eat them....YATTA....and they were fabulous...hot croquette in this cool weather....HEAVEN!!!

The wasabi souvenir shop

Posing while eating the wasabi ice-cream

Posing next to the giant wasabi tube

Reached back to Hotaka station

Hotaka Town...one that I would surely remember...and TQ to the nice uncle who drove us to and patiently wait for us to take us back to the station....ARIGATOU!!!!

The walkway signage in front of Hotaka Station

The side view of the station

Another worthwhile trip....Matsumoto saigo !!!!

Day 2 - Journey to Matsumoto

Happy faces to start off the day..........Keio Office at Shinjuku Nishiguchi

The bus stop to board the bus

Yeah......thank god I made booking online from Malaysia, so it was a smooth process

Me and Has

Shinjuku

Keio Bus Office just next to yodobashi.....a place to buy camera and such gadget...and this one is big!!!

Yeah....the bus is here....3 and half hours journey

On the way, we stopped at this R&R.  In front of it, there was a few fruit stalls.....it was a season for Grapes, apple and Persimmons....I bought mix grapes and 3 persimmons....yummm

An ice-cream van

The persimmons....juicy juicy and crunchy

Ice cream some more...altho it was a cool season hahahaha

A smoking section at the R&R

We arrived on time at Matsumoto....but unfortunately becos we did not make a right left turn (got it??? hehehehe), we were a bit lost.  Its not that we never came here but this one is a new hotel, sooooo.................

While getting lost, we still managed to see a few interesting building hehehehe

A nice red tree...it is autumn after all

The lane that we were looking at in the previous picture

Still managed to smile hehehehe....altho lost

yeah...back to Matsumoto Castle....the back alley

Found this cute thing and snap snap snap

The moot at the back area of the Castle

Snapping the town map just in case................still havent seen sight of our hotel hmmmm

Reached the front alley of the Castle

We actually make one whole round....my miss....:P

It was Halloween.........so everything is decorated Halloweenish hahahha

Anpan man and fren, the witch bun,  hehehehe

Finally.....the tourist information center

Matsumoto town

Happi face....got the direction how to get to our hotel

Almost the whole building was covered with these leafy plant and it was turning red...so niasss

A photo with this awesome sight

Yeah.... a little bit more...we were finally at the right track

Yeah ....we finally arrived ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

Our room

Ahhhhh futon futon futon.....

The tea set that was prepared in our room

Our dinner....brahim chicken rendang, delimas crispy sambal, tamago (eggs) and vege from convenience store.........it was delicious....hehehehe...maybe becos we were soooooo hungry