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Japan: Tôkai |
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Japan: Tôkai |
Tôkai - the Eastern Sea - is the
name of the rugged, mountainous area
between Kansai and Kanto, full of hot springs and ski
resorts.
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Expo 2005 The Aichi World's Exposition 2005 extravaganza, held not far from Nagoya. Shown: A part
of the main Global Loop |
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Gero Onsen One of Japan's most famous hot spring towns, hidden in a valley in Hida-Takayama. Shown: Hallway in Ryokan Izumi-so |
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Hida-Takayama Villages and hot springs nestled deep in the Japan Alps. Shown: Traditional houses in the Hida-no-Sato Village, Takayama |
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Nagoya
Umm... Nagoya has a big railway station and kishimen flat noodles. That's about it, I'm afraid. Shown: Yamamoto-ya, a famous purveyor of nikomi udon, in the Takashimaya dept. store |
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Nenoue-Kôgen
A plateau high up in the mountains of Gifu, home to the Strong Sun Moon Festival of 1998. Shown: Some of the decorations at SSMF '98 |
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Sekigahara The site of the epic battle between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyori. Shown: Shrine on the battlefield |