Shirakawago was definitely one of the HIGHLIGHTS of our trip. It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
The people live and work in this beautiful small 'world heritage' listed town Just as the photos depict. Surrounded by the remote Japanese mountains it was breathtaking. It really was like stepping back in "Japanese time" about 500 years and soaking up all that is the culture there. As dusk approached we saw most the tourists board their buses leaving the streets fairly 'abandoned' for us to walk around and take in the awe that surrounds this place. WE LOVED IT!
Yes......that giant is my husband....luckily Chad was about a foot taller than almost everybody. This probably saved us from loosing each other a number of times considering I stopped to take so many photos and there were so many people!
We stayed in one of the traditional thatched-roof gassho-zukuri farm houses. The roofs are said to resemble hands praying and are built without a single nail. Ours was approximately 500 years old - like I said A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
We LOVED the whole experience of traditonal eating and surprisingly we LOVED the food. I know I know that's a lot of love. The people we stayed with were from Kyoto and Hiroshima - and YES we loved them too!
After dinner our new friends invited us to the bath house (as you do with strangers) which was SO relaxingly uncomfortable if ya get what I mean! You can see how red my face is from the hot water!
our continued quest for self taken photos......
and some more exploring in the morning!
Right before we left we found these BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS! They honestly didn't look real they were so perfect and vibrant! aaaahhhhh Shirakawa-go we miss you!!!!
The people live and work in this beautiful small 'world heritage' listed town Just as the photos depict. Surrounded by the remote Japanese mountains it was breathtaking. It really was like stepping back in "Japanese time" about 500 years and soaking up all that is the culture there. As dusk approached we saw most the tourists board their buses leaving the streets fairly 'abandoned' for us to walk around and take in the awe that surrounds this place. WE LOVED IT!
Yes......that giant is my husband....luckily Chad was about a foot taller than almost everybody. This probably saved us from loosing each other a number of times considering I stopped to take so many photos and there were so many people!
We stayed in one of the traditional thatched-roof gassho-zukuri farm houses. The roofs are said to resemble hands praying and are built without a single nail. Ours was approximately 500 years old - like I said A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
We LOVED the whole experience of traditonal eating and surprisingly we LOVED the food. I know I know that's a lot of love. The people we stayed with were from Kyoto and Hiroshima - and YES we loved them too!
After dinner our new friends invited us to the bath house (as you do with strangers) which was SO relaxingly uncomfortable if ya get what I mean! You can see how red my face is from the hot water!
our continued quest for self taken photos......
and some more exploring in the morning!
Right before we left we found these BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS! They honestly didn't look real they were so perfect and vibrant! aaaahhhhh Shirakawa-go we miss you!!!!
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2 comments:
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Looks great Listy- I still find it funny about the bath houses:P
Love youxx
I didn't think i'd be able to do the 'bath house' thing either.....but you know how the saying goes....'when in Rome'.......hehe
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