Right in the heart of mountains called “Alps of Japan“, in the north of the ancient province of Shinano, corresponding to the southern part of present Nagano city, there is the valley of Kawanakajima, where the Chikumagawa and Saigawa rivers meet. Kawanakajima (literally ‘island between the rivers’) was the battlefield…
Walking in kimono through the streets of an ancient charm Japanese Town, sit at the window in a samurai house and admire the beautiful garden while the sound of the Koto spread in the air, far away from the hordes of tourists who crowd the streets of the ancient Kyoto……