Japan Trip

Gassho Village

The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The site is located in the Shogawa river valley stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in northern Japan. Shirakawa-gō (白川郷, "White River Old-District") is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture. The Gokayama (五箇山, "Five Mountains") area is divided between the former villages of Kamitaira and Taira in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture.

These villages are well known for their houses constructed in the architectural style known as gasshō-zukuri (合掌造り). The Gasshō-zukuri, "prayer-hands construction" style is characterized by a thatched and steeply slanting roof resembling two hands joined in prayer. The design is exceptionally strong and, in combination with the unique properties of the thatching, allows the houses to withstand and shed the weight of the region's heavy snowfalls in winter.

Takayama

The city was formed on November 1, 1936 by a merger of the towns of Takayama andOnada. On February 1, 2005 nine towns and villages: from Ōno District (the town of Kuguno, and the villages of Asahi, Kiyomi, Miya, Nyūkawa, Shōkawa and Takane), and Yoshiki District(the town of Kokufu, and the village of Kamitakara) were merged in a major expansion of the citywhich made Takayama the largest city in Japan (by surface area). The city is popularly known as Hida-Takayama (飛騨高山)(the guide books also call it by that name) to differentiate it from other places named Takayama. The name 'Takayama' means 'tall mountain'.

Kurobe Alphine Route

Along with Mt.Fuji and Mt.Hakusan, Tateyama is one of the Japan's Three Sacred Mountains and has been worshiped since ancient times. Tateyama Range is a spectacular and solemn display of peaks, soaring to an altitude of 3000 meters. The variety of its topography creates a beauty of nature which has long been the love of many alpines. With the completion of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, linking Toyama and Nagano Prefectures, Tateyama's heights have become accessible to us an international alpine sightseeing area. Tateyama, as nature, is both gentle and severe. Its appeal lasts from season to season, year to year, and it allows us an impression and peace of mind.

Shinzaibashi

This is a place which collected fashion, food and night life. The delicious Japanese Raman also can be found at here!!

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

The Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge (明石海峡大橋 Akashi Kaikyō Ō-hashi), also known as the Pearl Bridge, has the longest central span of any suspension bridge, at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft). It is located in Japan and was completed in 1998. The bridge links the city of Kobeon the mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island by crossing the busy Akashi Strait. It carries part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway.

The bridge is one of the key links of the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project, which created three routes across the Inland Sea.

Kiyomizu Temple

Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺), officially Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺) is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site. (It should not be confused with Kiyomizu-dera in Yasugi, Shimane, which is part of the 33-temple route of the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimagethrough western Japan.)