Wednesday, 30 August 2006

Today we went to Tsumago which is a few hours from Matsumoto. Tsumago is a little village in the Kiso Valley that has been designated by the government as a protected area for the preservation of traditional buildings. So there are no power lines or tv aerials to mar the streetscape. Although, in true Japanese fashion, as you cross the bridge to enter the village, all the tv aerials and power lines are clearly visible because they've just run them all along the back of the village. But it's a nice little place.

Here's a picture of the street in Tsumago.

I like this photo although the mist that was coming in makes everything look a bit murky.

Some of the markers in the little cemetery.

We stayed the night in Tsumago in a little minshuku which is slightly less flash than a ryokan (more like a western B&B). That being said, the dinner and breakfast were really nice.