{"id":450,"date":"2014-03-13T07:22:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T11:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyclocyclo.com\/blog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2015-08-20T23:37:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T03:37:29","slug":"yottaco-or-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclocyclo.com\/blog\/yottaco-or-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Yotacco or time well spent in Ueno-mura"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Miho & Tsune<\/h6>\n

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November & December \u201913<\/h3>\n

It was going to be simple. I was going to stay a few days with a couchsurfer in Kiryu, pick up my replacement part for my gas burner from there, and then spend a few days with another host in the mountains nearby. From there I’d head for Nagano, before the snow blocked the road, to find a job for the winter. <\/p>\n

I had it all planned out, and actually the first half went pretty much like that. But that’s usually when travelling gets you, and pulls out a surprise. I got my parts and cycled to the mountains. <\/p>\n

When I got to Uneo village to meet my hosts, Tsune & Miho, in their little cafe, they had an event coming up for the weekend. I though I’d give a hand, for a few days. These few days became a week, then a bit more, and then some. In the end, the snow came to Nagano, and I had been in Ueno for a full month. Time had flown too fast and well, it was good time.<\/p>\n

Indian Musical performance. Cooking. Kaki drying. K-truck driving. Dog walking-Cursing at a dog in japanese. Crazy kid slides. More cooking. Language learning. Cooking bread. Onsens. Cold, cold house. Soba beating. Tofu making. Single trails.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But at last, winter came. I found a job online in Hakuba, a ski town in the province of Nagano, left my bike in pension at the cafe, and took the train North. I could see snow on mountain tops. Sweet.<\/p>\n

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