Tsumago-juku
the Omata-bashi Bridge in Tsumago-juku, Nagiso-cho, Nagano, Japan
Tri-color cherry blossoms
After the rain
In love with the spirit of this old town.. good ole soul
The Gate
Wooden products, shopping time?
That looks like meatballs with spicy sauce in Thailand but don't let your eyes to fool you. They are grilled Dango (made of rice flour and stuff)
For their survival
Enmei-jizo (Sweating jizo) Life-lengthening stone statue, found along the Araragi river, a stone on which an image of a deity emerged, and carried it here and enshrined it in 1813
Enmei-jizo shrine, Tsumago
Roofs are held with stones, Tsumago
Japanese Dolls
Traditional hearth, heating system on the floor
Bamboo shoots
Wall panels .. some parts are as black as soot
Well, do you smoke?
Pretty in pink, in red, in green, in brown, in any color you can possibly name
Araragigawa River, Tsumago. View from the Tajimabashi Bridge
A pair of worn out Geta
The historic postal town
The delicacy
Wooden products
He might appear grumpy but deep down he is actually a loving one. Jumped right on my lap after petting and tickling his chin. Never judge a cat by its facial expression (even tho ur instinct is correct most of the time) LOL
Dried chili peppers and persimmons hanging outside a house
Stone water basin and stairs leading to a hill-top shrine
@ Kotokuji temple
You can tell I have been obsessed with this
Such a peaceful spot
Windlasses and pulleys
Checking a local market in Tsumago : Udo shoots (Mountain asparagus)
Sake as offerings at a shrine on the way
Little statue of Jizo observing travelers passing by
The view of Tsumago and Omata-bashi Bridge
Araragigawa River, Tsumago.
Tsumago (Kiso valley), the heart of Nagano Prefecture
At the post town (during the Edo Period), must capture a pic of a postal box :)
Wooden products
Which one first?
He takes his job seriously. Such a piece of art, changing a block of wood .. grinding, scrubbing, polishing.. to a beautiful wooden pen! Money well-spent !
Straws hanging in front of a house in Tsumago
Plastic pails and plastic scoops
Kotokuji temple and the first man-pulled cart in Japan. it is a privately-owned car of the chief priest for about 150 years ago
Water wheel in Tsumago
Water wheel, and a huge Osmanthus fragrans tree that has been kept by the Yazaki Family for many generations. It blooms from mid Sept - early Oct. and Koi-iwa (Carp rock) Used to look like a Carp but damaged during the earth quake in 1891.
Traditional conical hats for sell in Tsumago. Look who owns one! My baby is ADORABLE !
Checking a local market in Tsumago : Udo shoots (Mountain asparagus)
A huge Wara-uma (Straw horse) with a traditional hat in Tsumago…I'm sure you can't hide any man inside
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