Tag Archives: Magoemon
Ainokura
Wouldn’t you like to live here? I don’t know whose house this is but I sure wish it were mine! Imagine this in summer when the fields are green and the doors thrown open, a light breeze wafting through the … Continue reading
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Snow fields and a sky full of stars in Ogimachi
Driving from Takayama into the hamlets of Shirakawago is like leaving the back of theĀ cupboard in Narnia. One minute it was grey skies, a light drizzle, a long tunnel and then as the dimness blazed into light, we found … Continue reading
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Tagged driving in Japan, gassho zukuri, Magoemon, Ogimachi, Shirakawago
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