In Hida Takayama in Japan, we saw this doll called Sarubobo many times. It seemed the mascot of the town. This was my second visit to Takayama after about 20 years and I do not remember seeing this doll last time, so probably it started recently.
On the second day in Hida Takayama in Japan, we reluctantly started off to the town from the hotel room which we had to check out at 10am, though to be hoenest, since we ate and drank too much the night before, we wanted to stay in bed.
We went to Takayama from Shirakawago in Japan by bus. What I was looking forward to in Takayama was…
After enjoying the village in Shirakawago in Japan, we crossed the river to get to the the side of the bus stops.
We went into the houses of Gassho style (houses with large steep thatched roof) in Shirakawago in Japan. Kanda’s and Wada’s are open to the public with the charge of 300 yen each.
Next morning, we visited the Ogimachi Village in Shirakawago in Gifu, Japan, which is listed as a Unesco World Heritage site. We wore everything we had thinking it would be cold, but…
After visiting Kanazawa in Japan, we separated from the rest of our family, and we continued on to Shirakawago in Gifu by bus. It took just over one hour. When we arrived…
On the way back from Noto Peninsula in Japan, we visited Kanazawa just for a few hours. It was four years since I went there last. During this time, the Shinkansen started…
On the second day of our family holiday in Noto Peninsula in Japan, we stayed in a huge ryokan called Notoraku in Wakura Onsen. They had even a bridge and a waterfall…
