Up Japan 2011 » 14-Hida-Furukawa Slideshow

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Today I made a quick stop-over at Hida-Furukawa.
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It has a nice old district called Setokawa to Shirakabe-dozo.
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There you can find a nice old sake brewery for example.
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A nicely done garden.
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Visiting the Honko-ji temple.
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You can admire the nice wood carvings at this temple.
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The red bush nicely fits to the memorial stone.
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A nice shopping street.
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The large festival drum is located next to the Matsuri Kaikan.
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This is the large drum with special sticks where the men are balancing on their stomach.
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The festival museum shows some of the nice Tais that are pulled over the streets during the Hadaka Matsuri.
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The Tais are nicely decorated.
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All decorations are carved from wood.
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Some of the Tais feature dolls that are remotely controlled through strings that can show great dances.
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As a farewell I get a small rainbow over the station.

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