Japan Tour with Japan Rail (JR) Pass 2017
Our family travels all over Japan with Japan Rail Pass every summer. Here are some photos of 2017 Japan tour. I recommend you make a plan a head to make use of JR pass. Japanese railways are punctual and comfortable.
Trip to Okayama

Kurashiki Okayama

You can ride a cart (Rickshaw) and the guide pull it to show you around the sightseeing spots.

Cat Cafe at Kurashiki (old town) Okayama

Okayama Castle, Okayama City (The garden next to the castle is one of the best gardens in Japan)
Trip to Hokkaido
Hakodate Tour in Hokkaido: The new shinkansen takes you to Hokkaido. We visited sightseeing spots by a tour.

Night view from Hakodate mountain. You can go up to the mountain by cable-car or bus.

Hakodate Station
Trip to Iwate

Mural at Hanamaki Station in Iwate


Geibikei, Iwate: You can enjoy scenery from the classic boat.

Geibikei, Iwate: Another beautiful scenery in Ichinoseki, Iwate. You can order dessert from the other side of canyon by putting the order sheet money in the basket.

Irises at Moetsuji Temple, Iwate

Chuson ji temple, Iwate
My family Home Town, Karuizawa Nagano

Our neighborhood, nothing but woods

Local Festival

Water Falls called "Shira-ito no taki"