Shirakawago 2019: Ogimachi Village (荻町) Pt 3
Before leaving Ogimachi I crossed the river that runs along the west end of the village and went over to the Gassho-zukuri Minkaen. This is…
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Shirakawago 2019: Ogimachi Village (荻町) Pt 2
Continuing my exploration of Ogimachi, I walked some more through the parts of the village with the most gassho-zukuri farmhouses. Everything was still wet from…
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Shirakawago 2019: Ogimachi Village (荻町) Pt 1
The second stage of my bus tour through the mountains of central Japan brought me to the region of Shirakawago and the village of Ogimachi.…
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Gokayama 2019: Ainokura Village (相倉)
The first of the two villages that I’d be visiting as part of my day trip from Takayama was Ainokura, in the Gokayama region of…
