{"id":80676,"date":"2021-04-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=80676"},"modified":"2021-04-30T20:46:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T11:46:24","slug":"traditional-japanese-experience-hamamatsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/traditional-japanese-experience-hamamatsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Japanese Experiences in Hamamatsu, Close to Tokyo and Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the culture of traditional Japan, the mountains have always held a deeply spiritual connection to the people. There is both beauty and mystery in the densely forested mountains of Japan<\/strong>, where perhaps millions of the Shinto gods recognized by the religion dwell. Even if you are not a believer in Shinto, the gift of nature found in the mountains is a remedy for those poor souls exhausted from one of the most brutal years in recent history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With that in mind, perhaps it made perfect sense that my family and I retreated to the mountains of Shizuoka for a short break from the grind that is living in the Tokyo Metropolitan area during a pandemic. Our destination was Hamamatsu<\/strong>, a city that stretches from the lush forested mountains to the Pacific Ocean along the northern and eastern shores of Lake Hamana<\/strong>, the tenth-largest lake in Japan. Hamamatsu Station is on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Kyoto<\/strong>, just 90 and 60 minutes away by bullet train, respectively, making it a great alternative to the typical tourist destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rent a Spacious Traditional Japanese House at Atagoya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We set up “base camp” at Atagoya<\/a><\/strong>, a renovated kominka traditional house built about 100 years ago. Atagoya has been a residence and a restaurant in its lifetime but now serves as a retreat for families or groups of up to 15 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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