Summary Walk around in the “Gokayama Gassho Village”, which was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1995 along with the “Shirakawa-go Gassho Village”. The world heritage of Gokayama area, the gassho village is in two districts, “Ainokura” and “Suganuma”.Although the scale is smaller than Shirakawa-go, the scenery of the mountain village deep in the mountains impressive for me. Ainokura Gassho Village: Arrive at 10 am on the tour bus, take a walk in the village after observing from the village observatory, enjoy and take pictures of the snowy mountain village scenery, and stay for 1 hour.Please note that the stop-by time is limited form 8:30 to 17:00 except during…
483:Snow Shirakawa-go Gassho village Light Up Event
概要：世界遺産「白川郷」ライトアップイベントに合わせて２月初旬のツアーに参加。ライトアップで幻想的に浮かび上がる合掌集落全域を城山展望台から俯瞰・撮影した。
この日は風弱く小雪舞う天候で撮影には良い状況だった。
白川郷合掌集落は五箇山合掌集落と合わせて1995年ユネスコ世界文化遺産に登録されている。国内では「伝統的建造物群保存地区」として登録されている。
日本の原風景と言える雰囲気・文化の香りを色濃く残している、と感じル旅だった。
482:Kamakura “Engakuji Zen Temple” Morning walk in the precincts
Summary In the early winter morning, I took a walk in the precincts of Engakuji Rinzai Temple, that one of the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura.A large temple of Zen style arranged in a straight line from “Somon(Main gate)” → “Sanmon(Tower gate)” → “Butuden (Buddha Hall)” → “Hojyo(Buddhist hall)”. Engakuji was applied for by the “Hojo Tokimune” regency in 1282, and foundation by a Mugaku-sogen Zen master invited from China. Due to its terrain, Zen style arranged cathedrals, which are located in the valley that are called Yato or Yatu, was surrounded by a majestic atmosphere in the cold morning air. Access: From JR “Kita-Kamakura” station by walk for…