Others Ukai : Fishing with Cormorants
Nagaragawa River in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, is one of famous area for cormorant fishing. When cormorant fishing started ...
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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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Japan consists of islands. The number of islands is 6,852 according to Ministry of Land、Infrastructure and Transport. Ja...
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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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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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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...