Journey of a duck
Shirakawago is one of several historic mountain villages in Japan. It is located in the village of Shirakawa (白川村), Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県) in the center of Japan. The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are registered as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site since December 1995. The name refers to three separate villages in Japan.... Continue Reading →
It was our first time in Takayama. We just got back from Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village and it was kind of late (for a small town), around 8pm. We dropped off our rented bicycles at our hostel then walked around looking for food and seems that most of the restaurants are closed. Then we... Continue Reading →
Hida Takayama Teddy Bear eco village is a teddy bear themed museum in Takayama. The building is a 180-year-old gassho-zukuri style farmhouse, a traditional style frequently found in Gifu prefecture. Its located around 1.7km/1mile away from Takayama Station. We decided to take the bicycle as our hostel offered bicycle rent for ¥700/day. So we set out for cycling... Continue Reading →
Tokamachi (十日町) is a small city in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), 232km away from Tokyo. Tokamachi is known for its beautiful designs of Kimono. But they're also known for their Snow Festivals. We got info that the 2018 snow festival is on Feb 16 to 18. Since we are flying home on the 18th and we... Continue Reading →
What do you do when you're starving after a whole day of exploring Kyoto and Himeji? Food of course! So this couple just spent the last hour going around Kyoto's Gion area, and taking long exposure pictures of the area from Nishiromon, were so hungry that we just went in the first restaurant that we... Continue Reading →
Bekzilla's Journey 