Torii gate – old Takayama town Walking down the street in old Takayama town, we passed through the Torii (gate) Hie-jinja, up a few flights of steps to reach the entrance gate to the Shinto Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine at the top of the hill. The shrine sits against a background of dark green forest trees. […]
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Two headed monster-Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine-Takayama-Gifu Province
February 6, 2013 by
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Takayama Festival Floats – Matsuri Festivals – Gifu Province Japan
January 30, 2013 by
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This photo of Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall is courtesy of TripAdvisor Takayama Festival Float Exhibition Hall Takayama is famous for the Sanno-machi Historic District (old town area) and the biannual Takayama Matsuri (Festival). The Takayama Matsuri considered one of the most beautiful festivals in Japan with ancient (17th century) floats being pulled through the […]
What is an ‘Irori’? What is a ‘Jizai-kagi’? Takayama – Gifu Province Japan
January 21, 2013 by
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Timber forests along the riverbank We left the hotel and pretty topiary gardens and made good time to Odawara Station. Nice views of small settlements and dark green timber forests along the riverbank. A smooth ride on the Shinkansen to Nagoya where a new guide met us on the platform, an easy transition to the […]
Scrapping – Memories – Fabulous Villas – Lake Como
January 14, 2013 by
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More Scrapping – Memories of Lake Como in Italy There are many historical Villas on Lake Como with fabulous gardens. Villa Melzi has a wonderful open park like English Garden designed in l811 by a famous Italian architect, Giocondo Albertolli. It was the first of its kind in the Lombardy region. Scrapping brings back memories […]
About Scrapping – Cheap Rub-on Transfers – Scroll designs
January 7, 2013 by
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Cheap Rub on Transfers Has anyone else been caught out with cheap rub on transfers? Sometimes I pick up decorative items from the big chain stores. I have found some of the rub on transfers do not have a waxed sheet between the transfer sheet and the backing sheet, and as a result, if they […]