Tuesday October 18: Shirakawa-go, home visits, izakaya dinner

• Shirakawa-go is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for houses with thatched roofs that used to house silkworms for silk all over Japan
• Overlooking the village / Kitty
• A little closer look / Barry
• Crossing bridge from parking area to village / Jackson
• Strolling through town / Barry; [Mary, Tom, Steve, Donna, Kerstin, Jackson, Marcia, Anne, Takashi Nomura]
• Hachiman Shrine / Tom
• Hachiman Shrine / Tom; [Mary]
• Hachiman Shrine / Jackson
• Scarecrows / Jackson
• Scarecrows with friend / Kitty; [Donna]
• Classic house / Jackson
• Classic house / Jackson
• Classic house / Jackson
• Classic house / Tom
• Classic house / Tom
• Classic house / Kitty
• Cleansing water / Tom
• Restaurant where we have lunch / Tom
• Yes, we're special! / Kitty
• Sitting down to eat / Jackson; [Kerstin, Kitty, Steve]
• Great food! / Tom
• After lunch, we walk around a while before heading back ...
• Coffee and tea shop / Kitty
• Flower scene / Kitty
• Flower scene / Kitty
• Flower scene / Kitty
• Flower scene / Tom
• Irrigation / Jackson
• Flower scene / Jackson
• Plants / Jackson
• Flowers and waterwheel / Jackson
• Flower scene / Jackson

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• Then back to town, where pairs of travelers were assigned to visit separate Takayama family houses
• Steve and Kitty visited Tadao and Kikue Shimohata, also with Mariko and Rieko Kotaka
• Shimohatas and Mariko / Kitty; [Steve, Mariko Kotaka, Kitty, Tadao Shimohata, Kikue Shimohata]
• Shimohatas and Rieko / Kitty; [Steve, Rieko Kotaka, Kitty, Tadao Shimohata, Kikue Shimohata]
• Shimohatas' garden / Kitty
• City of Denver Park / Kitty
• City of Denver Park / Kitty; [Rieko Kotaka, Kikue Shimohata, Tadao Shimohata, Kitty, Steve]
• Barry and Anne visited with Ms. Shigeko Mizuno
• The hostess / Barry; [Shigeko Mizuno, Anne]
• Tom and Mary visited Ms. Kiyoko Naoi
• The hostess / Tom; [Kiyoko Naoi]
• Mary and Tom with their host / Tom; [Mary, Kiyoko Naoi, Tom]
• Living room / Tom
• Interesting ceiling light / Tom
• Mary looking at photo album / Tom; [Mary]
• Mary sitting down with host / Tom; [Mary, Kiyoko Naoi]
• Tom working on his kanji / Tom; [Tom, Kiyoko Naoi]
• Jackson and Marcia visited Mrs. Yoshiko Terada and her mother-in-law, Setsue Terada
• The hosts / Jackson; [Setsue Terada, Yoshiko Terada]
• Jackson and Marcia and mom / Jackson; [Marcia,Setsue Terada, Jackson]
• A visit to Genraji Temple in Nyukawa (a Takayama suburb) / Jackson; [Yoshiko Terada, Marcia]
• Temple photos / Jackson; [Yoshiko Terada, Marcia]
• Temple photos / Jackson; [Marcia, Jackson]
• Temple photos / Jackson
• Temple photos / Jackson
• Temple photos / Jackson; [Marcia, Jackson]
• Donna and Kerstin were hosted by Mr. Masaaki Adano and Mrs. Miko Adano

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• A sake party before going to dinner / Barry; [Marcia, Jackson, Tom, Mary]
• The street of izakayas / Barry; [Anne, Kitty]
• The street of izakayas / Tom