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We traveled to the Shirakawa-go area north-west of Takayama. The village is home to a large number of gassho-zukuri houses, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995. These large wooden ho… (View Post)

Glad you had a great time JEB. You are obviously going to be on the no jacket required team going forward and maybe the three or four men who took them will be too. (View Post)

We visited a gold leaf factory In Kanazawa today and decorated little dishes with gold leaf. Then we had ice cream decorated with a square of gold leaf. Delicious! (View Post)

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The hotel here has a Foot Bath area on the top floor. It consisted of a spa like area with a long narrow, granite bath with wide wooden surround. People sit with their feet in the lovely hot water an… (View Post)