First View of the Village

As you come in the gates, this is your first view of the village. Beautiful, eh? This isn't an original village; rather, it is a collection of historic houses that have been relocated from the surrounding area in kind of an open-air museum. It was really an amazing place - both of us consider it one of the highlights of our travels in Japan so far. As you can see, we didn't quite get the weather we'd hoped for and we did end up driving to the village that day.