Photos from Japan

These are some photos from our 4 day trip to Takayama. Takayama is a historic castle town located in the northern part of Gifu prefecture--about a 4 hour train ride from Tokyo.

Aya tries her first strawberry flavored shaved ice and loved it. So refreshing on this hot and humid day!

We took a day trip to Shirakawa-go, about an hour bus ride from Takayama, to visit the village known for it's traditional Gassho-style houses (seen in the back ground).
We found a creek for Aya to play in.
A traditional Japanese breakfast we were served every morning at our inn.Aya loved it all! (and so did Alex).