Archive for August, 2011

Noboribetsu

Noboribetsu Japan Samurai Village and Ninja Show

August 8th 2011 | Posted by

Noboribetsu (登別市) is a name of city in Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Noboribetsu located in southwestern Hokkaido in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, directly south of Sapporo city, and since it runs along the coast and is surrounded by beautiful forested hills. Noboribetsu is a name from the local Ainu language which means “a cloudy river tinged with [...]

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Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa-go Japan Historic Villages and Gokayama

August 8th 2011 | Posted by

Shirakawa-go (白川郷, “White River Old-District”) is the name of village in the Shogawa river valley stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in northern Japan. Shirakawa-go cannot be seperated with the other historic villages Gokayama (五箇山, “Five Mountains”). Both Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are under UNESCO world heritage site since 1995, and the places [...]

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