Shirakawa Village (白川村)

My random, desktop image of the day. Someday I will get back to this place. Someday…

Posted on September 2nd, 2014 under Japan. Tags: shirakawago, thatch roof. Comments Off on Ogimachi (荻町)

Mossy thatched roof in Shirakawa-Go

We got a little moss on our roof in Oregon, and I was reminded of the beauty of Shirakawago. The insurance company disagreed and decided to cancel our policy.

Posted on January 19th, 2014 under Japan. Tags: shirakawago, thatch roof. Comments Off on Moss on the roof

Fog lifting over Shirakawago on a dewy, summer morning

Posted on November 9th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: fog, rice paddy, shirakawago, thatch roof. Comments Off on Dewy rice paddies in Shirakawago

Shirakawago Gasshozukuri dinner @ Hisamatsu Minshuku

I’m not normally a big fan of seafood, but this dinner on the evening we spent the night in Shirakawago in a tradional, thatched-roof home was fantastic. I think the local rice was the best I have ever had.

Posted on October 25th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: food, shirakawago. Comments Off on Dinner @ Hisamatsu Minshuku (a Shirakawago Gasshozukuri)

Ryan & Ellie crossing the Shō River (庄川 or Shō-gawa)

You would think that the river running alongside Shirakawago would be called the Shirakawa (白川). However, it isn’t. Instead it is called the Sho River, and if the place wasn’t amazing enough without a river running through it… well, let’s just say a more beautiful place couldn’t be created in fantasies.

Posted on June 12th, 2013 under Japan. Tags: ellie, ryan, shirakawago. Comments Off on Sho River