Omachi

Today we headed over to Omachi, north of Azumino. Our first idea was to visit Ai Cafe but finding it closed we discovered 三俣山荘図書室 just around the corner, which I think you would say as ‘Mitsumata Sanso Library’, which is really a cafe bar / art space with a wall lined with books – mainly books on the Alps and Mountains and related things, but just a carefully and artfully curated selection of beautiful books, as well as hiking gear. Anyway a really cool place and the staff was super friendly and asked us about what we’re doing and so Nao got chatting with her, and she pointed us in the direction of a cidery a little way north of Omachi by Lake Kizaki called ‘Son of The Smith Hard Cider‘. They are growing and harvesting their own apples at their orchard and brewing their own cider which is really, really (really) good. Also we finally got to try Oyaki.