Dinner at village inn

Dinner at village inn

Dinner at village inn

Dinner at village inn

Dinner at village inn

Dinner at village inn

Kettle on traditional hearth (in dining room)

Kettle on traditional hearth (in dining room)

Horrendously thin futons. You can feel the hard floor.

View of the valley village from a hilltop

Hilltop view

Hilltop view

Hilltop flowers

Hilltop tree

House and persimmon tree

Breakfast at village inn

Breakfast at village inn

Scarecrows

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Dead tree

Village artisan

Waterwheel

The bridge across the river connecting the rest of the world to the village

Shirakawa river

Shirakawa river