A night at Kusatsu came and gone. We made our way back to Tokyo after breakfast via Joshi-etsu Expressway. Enroute, we stopped over at Shiraito Falls and Karuizawa Town.
Shiraito Falls is a natural water fall, not more than 3m high. The beautiful curtain-like fall stretch over 70m in length, in an arch shape.
The path that leads to the fall is covered with ice, making the walk difficult. But we are determine to get there when we could hear the sound of the water nearby.
Water flowing in different directions, following the natural formation of the fall.
Handheld in low shutter speed, and hoping to capture the smooth effect. A tripod will definitely make a better picture.
There being no other visitor, we have the whole landscape to ourselves.
Cousins in unity.
Been there, done that.
Ladies united.
Standing in front of the fall and listening to the water trickling on both sides does give a stereo surround sound, and a calming effect.
Wife braving the cold.
Next stop is the town of Karuizawa, an upmarket resort town that is popular and bustling with visitors in summer.
Kyu-Karuizawa is a shopping street with chic cafes and shops. However, most of the shops are closed in winter.
Whatever shop that is opened have things that do not catch our fancy.
We covered the street in less than an hour, including lunch. Without much things to see or do, we decided to head back to the expressway for our long journey back to Tokyo.
It was already past six in the evening when we reached the city. Cars were piling end to end as it was peaked hour. With our trusty GPS, we were able to find the rental company at Ikebukuro to return the cars. We will take the next few days to recover from the day trip, by visiting some familiar places.
And another travel trip awaiting....
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