About 2 hrs from Gero is the historic village of Shirakawa. For a few weeks of the year, they illuminate the gassho-zukuri farmhouses. I had seen pictures on the internet, and it looked really cool, so we were game for the drive. Dietz and I hopped in the car, manned only with our phone GPS. It was [...]
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Monkey Cam
If you ever need a pick-me up, check out the monkey camera from Jigokudani Yaen-koen. It makes me smile every time.
The sun triumphs (for now)
It took about three days for the snow to (mostly) melt away. Enjoying the sunshine while we can – it’s going to be a cold winter. (cont’d)
Winter is coming…
Glad I took a picture of the beautiful tree earlier this week, because the first snowflakes arrived in Gero on Thursday… (cont’d)
Hida Shokawa Festival
Ventured out past Takayama to see the Renjishi dance at the Hida Shokawa Hometown Festival. After they were done performing, the renjishi made their way into the crowd. This caused every child under 3 to burst into tears. As an added bonus, on the path up to the festival, there were some Gassho-style houses for us to [...]
Hida Mountains
Overlooking Takayama and the Hida Mountains. It was a beautiful day – even if we only caught the last few hours of daylight! (cont’d)
Fishing
After all of the meetings, Ryan-san was able to fit a few hours of Hida River fishing. It was pretty anti-climactic. The basics of pole fishing, “You take a bait fish and dress him up with extra hooks and then play him out front hoping others wild fish school w/ him and get hooked by [...]
Kankou yana!
Kankou yana! The river water flows down through the structure, and if there are any fish in that water, the fish end up above the grates. The fish flop around on the ramp until they either: 1. Find their way through the grates and back into the river or 2. Someone (or something) picks them [...]
Fields in Takayama
Found some pictures from the May visit to Takayama. More rice field planting (cont’d)
