Foto: The Matsumoto Castle with the characteristic "Red Bridge"
Photo: Hotel in the Alps Park (Matsumoto)
Photo: A ditch on the Matsumoto Castle
Photo: Winter village landscape in the Nagano prefecture
Photo: Alps Koen (Alps Park) in Matsumoto
City park in Matsumoto on a hill (with wonderful view on the Japanese Alps)
Photo: A montain road in the Nagano Prefecture (Utsukushigahara Heights)
Photo: Miko (women in the service of Shinto shrines)
Photo: Japanese Alps
The Japanese Alps is a series of mountain ranges in Japan that bisects the main island of Honshū. The highest tops are: the Kita-dake 3193 m and the Hotaka-dake 3190 m.
Photo: Catholic Church in Matsumoto
Photo: Nagoya Castle
The Nagoya Castle was built in 1532 and in the 2nd World War completely destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1959.
The Nagoya Castle is famous especially for its two golden fishes. There are stylized fishes on the pediments of the main roof. These are also the symbol of the City Nagoya.
Foto: Nagoya City - gesehen von einem der zwei Bahnhofstürmen
Nagoya:
Eine Hafenstadt und Hauptstadt in der Präfektur Aichi. Mit über 2,2 Mio. Einwohnern ist Nagoya die drittgrößte japanische Industriestadt (nach Tokio und Osaka).
Der Bahnhof mit seinen Towers gilt als das größte Bahnhofsgebäude der Welt.
Photo: The Matsumoto Castle
The Matsumoto Castle belongs to the most beautiful and most visited castles in Japan. It is also one of the three most famous castles in Japan (the other two are: Kumamoto and Himeji).
Because of the black walls and outstretched wings it is called: the Crows Castle.
