July 20, 2004 - Japan pictures set 3

More pictures! =D

Shirakawago is the next place we went to after Takayama. It's a similar kind of place -- it's registered as a historical spot of Japan, and again, it was popular with tourists so there were quite a few gaijin there as well. This place is famous for the kind of roofing that the houses have -- notice that they're all made out of thick plants, instead of tile because they're up in the mountains.

I really enjoyed this part of the trip because it was just sooooo beautiful up there. The air was incredible, and it was slightly rainy that day so everything just seemed fresh and crisp...and absolutely pristine.