Best Beautiful Townscape In Tokai

Amazing View Of A World Heritage Site From The ObservatoryShirakawago

Shirakawa Village is a heavy snowfall area, but it snowed not so much for us to visit here this winter. And we can enjoy the snowy landscape as much as we want! It will snow more during February, so you're still in time to see this scenery.

Tokoname Potteries Here & There! A Rare Scenery Surrounded By Earthenware PipesTokoname Yakimono Path

Dokan-zaka slope is made by earthenware pipes and bottles to prevent wall collapse, and town of shops with wooden warmth. When you walk on the pottery road, you can enjoy the feeling like time travel.

Time Travel To Edo Period! A Castle Town With Retro AtmosphereRetro Town In Takayama

The alleys with latticed walls and waterways make us feel like traveling to the old Edo Period (around 1600-1860). The castle town are lined with many long-established shops. And a government office at that time 'Takayama Jinya' and the morning market are also famous as tourist spots. You can touch the history and cultures of Hida Region.◎12min walk from JR Takayama Station. There're many toll parking areas.

Kiso Roads Are All In The Mountains... Photogenic Houses Along The SlopeMagomejuku

Magomejuku is an area flourished as a post-town of Nakasendo Road. There're old houses along the road still now. I tried to take the mountains with houses together in one picture thanks to the houses t\standing on a slope, I could enjoy taking pictures. It's famous as a stage of a novel "Yoake-mae" (Before the Dawn) by Toson Shimazaki, whose beginning is 'Kiso Roads are all in the mountains'.◎Parking area is available. We can use bus from JR Nakatsugawa Station.

Curious Spot! A Statue Of Buddha With SunglassesHotei Daibutsu (Statue Of Buddha In Hotei)

It's a curious spot you can see a statue of Buddha (Hotei's Daibutsu) wearing sunglasses! And its eyes flash in red when the lights blinks.◎Access: walk 10 or 15min from Hotei Station of Inuyama Line

Breathtakingly Beautiful World Heritage, Shirakawago Village Seen From Tenshukaku ObservatoryTenshukaku Observatory

From Tenshukaku Observatory, you can have a stunning view of Shirakawago like you see in a travel brochures. I felt deep emotion that I could come to a world heritage 'Shirakawago' in front of this breathtaking scenery. You must visit this observatory if you come to Shirakawago though it's not so large observatory.◎Though you find a long line of people to wait a shuttle bus to the observatory, you can ride it sooner than you expect because many people can take one bus at once. Some guidebooks say it takes 30 min walk to the observatory, but the local people told us it's not good to walk in winter because we may happen to meet the snow falling down on the way to the observatory.

A Great Observatory Commanding The Whole Nagoya City With Comfortable BreezeSky Promenade

Going up from the 42nd floor of Midland Square, there's an observatory commands the whole view of Nagoya city. The night view of course, the daytime is also magnificent. For the well of its architecture, you can feel the comfortable breeze together.

Retro Buildings Standing On The River In ToyohashiBuilding Above The River

In Toyohashi, many people go toward Hirokoji Shopping District but don't go toward the building above the river. But they were built in Showa Era and its retro mood is worth visiting. You can enjoy some cafes and Japanese style bars, so I want you to visit once by any means!◎5 min walk from the east exit of Toyohashi Station.

Beautiful Gradations Woven By A Glow In The Morning Sky You can See Near A PierAtami

In the early morning while I travel in Atami, went out to a walk toward the sea, I happened to met the beautiful glow in the morning sky.

Completed Antarctic Voyage For 18 Years. An Icebreaker Preserved As A Historical MonumentAntarctic Research Ship Fuji

What is most outstanding is the vivid orange color of the moored ship body. People recall several scenes appearing some movies and TV series describing Antarctic research expeditions. Beside it at lawn square, there's a statue of Taro & Jiro, Sakhalin dogs that had survived in Antarctica.

Under Inuyama Castle, Going Around The Main Street Where History & Trend Live TogetherInuyama Castle Town

A castle town of the oldest castle in Japan, Inuyama-jo. Enjoy the seasonal scene of the old time in Japan and find trend food & items with a shop map in your hand. Here's a very popular area among the sightseers from foreign countries.