Kakurinbou - The Hidden Lodging

Greetings!

Just a quick introduction, my name is Ocha, one of the new writers for this blog! Like Ririn, I will spend about a year in one of Japan's prefecture, Yamanashi, and would like to share its awesomeness to you our readers! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

The other day, I went for a tour around Yamanashi. We went to a lot of places, but the place that I definitely have to share with you guys is this place!

Stairs and trees?

Well, they indeed were stairs!

And not just your usual stairs, they were especially quite a long walk! But like that one saying, "No pain, no gain", to gain something you have to put hard work first, and this place is a good example for that. But no worries, because once you have reached the top, you would be glad you had put all those efforts!

The things that greeted me first were the scene of Japanese traditional building, and the sound of a barking dog! I was too preoccupied with the dog, and forgot to take a better picture, but here is a first look of our destination!

Just your usual temple?

Wrong! It's called a temple lodging, a temple that also has a lodging in it. The temple lodging that I visited is called Kakurinbou (覚林坊). Although it is a lodging, I won't be talking about how the rooms were or was there an onsen because I did not get to experience those. 

Actually, we went there just to have a lunch. It's not just your usual Japanese foods being served in front of you, tough. All that climbing and all we got was food that you can get anywhere? No way!

We were served with a set of foods called Oteranchi, meaning a temple lunch. The cool thing about Oteranchi is most of the foods, aside from rice, are made from soybeans. No meats are used! And good news for muslims too, because they also do not use alcohol in the recipe! Banzai!! Also, I can totally assure you the taste. I love meat, but Oteranchi was really delicious! I don't know each name of the dishes, but the ones on the red and blue plates were especially tasty. 

We were also served with soy milk-based ice cream, but again, I forgot to take a picture of it :(

If you have a chance to visit Yamanashi, how about going to Kakurinbou for a change? Imagine, after you work all those muscle, and then a pile of fulfilling, low-calorie foods are served in front of you! And don't forget the ice cream! Yum!

Also, you can play with this cool little
guy!

Lake Inagako, Minami-alps City

     Hello, everyone. My name is Febrian Rizaldi. You can call me Pepi. I'm the new contributor of this Blog. I stay in Yamanashi for a year duration, and i'd like to share my story about live in Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture's sightseeing area, worthy place to visit and many Yamanashi Prefecture's unexposed Beauty which i want to let you guys discover and be your first-hand experience.

     Summer is over and Autumn is on the way. Guess what's interesting about Autumn in Japan? Yes. Autumn's red leaves scenery! Lake Inagako is one of the best autumn spot in Yamanashi Prefecture. It located in Minami-alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture. 

     The location is accessible by car, and because it located between the hill, it maybe require some effort to reach the lake Inagako. But you wouldn't be regret because the Lake Inagako is a worthy sightseeing area. And lake Inagako have a place to park your car. So, don't be worry about it.

     If you are seeking for an inspiration, i recommend this place for you to visit. The fresh air that gently breezing into you while you seeing a beautiful swan swimming on the green colored water may become a catalyst to think about something important decision in your life. The autumn breeze here maybe will lead you to a good conclusion. Or perhaps you need a good romantic spot to visit, Lake Inagako could be added to your options too! Visiting Lake Inagako in the right timing will be your unforgettable memories!

Please visit Lake Inagako! :)