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Ukai : Fishing with Cormorants

Nagaragawa River in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, is one of famous area for cormorant fishing. When cormorant fishing started ...
Japanese Castles

Gifu Castle in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Gifu Castle is a castle situated on the top of the Kinkazan Mountain at 329m elevation. During the age of Civil Wars, Do...
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Skiing, Snowboarding in Winter Season

Japan consists of islands. The number of islands is 6,852 according to Ministry of Land、Infrastructure and Transport. Ja...
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Japanese and Cherry

Many Japanese people love spring season because of cherry blossoms. Yoshino cherry is reflected in many Japanese minds. ...
World Heritages in Japan

Mt.Fuji, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

When you take a bullet train called "Shinkansen" from Tokyo to Nagoya/Osaka, I recommend you to have a window sheet, E, ...
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Tojinbo : Andesite and it’s Columnar Joint

The precipitous cliff in the photo is called Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Tojinbo is consist of cooled and solidi...
Temples in Aichi, Japan

Iwayaji Temple established in 715

Iwayaji Temple is located in Chita Peninsula, Aichi Prefecture. This temple was established in 715 by Gyoki Bosatsu who ...
World Heritages in Japan

Shirakawago became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995

Shirakawago was the final destination on this trip. Shirakawago is a village in the Shogawa River Valley in Gifu Prefect...
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Takayama Jinya

On the way from Nagoya to historical village of Shirakawa-go which is a world heritage in Japan, we enjoyed a hot spring...
Japanese Castles

Gold ”Shachihoko” of Nagoya Castle

"Shachihoko" is an ornament on a roof of main building of a castle. "Shachi" is an imaginary creature. It's head is head...