Chubu Region

Landscape Photographs in My Travel to Toyama, Ishikawa, Gifu, Shizuoka, and Nagano


Toyama


Uozu


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Uozu Port entrance from the view of the main road.


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If you look at the south from here, you can enjoy the magnificent central Alps view.


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The main road, which runs along the Sea of Japan, is headed to Toyama city.


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A fishing port that was stopped at on the way to Toyama city.


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This is the famous place as mirage comes out.


Ishikawa


Nanao


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A seaside view at Wakura-onsen.


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A east direction view from Wakura-onsen.


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Here is a tourist resort. Spa hotels are lined.


Gifu


Northern Gifu


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The photo was taken on the way to Tedori valley.


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The photo was taken from a high place.


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A landscape on the way to Shirakawa.


Shirakawa


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Gassho-style houses.


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Gassho-style is characterized on the roof of large triangle. If you look down from a high place, the roof is more looks-impressive.


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A scenery seen from the main road towards Shirakawa.


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Far 3000m-class mountains with snow can be seen in Shirakawa.


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Traditional houses in Shirakawa-go.


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Traditional houses in Shirakawa-go.


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Traditional houses in Shirakawa-go.


Takayama


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The folk museum, which was stopped at on the way.


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The roof of the folk museum is very large.


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The main road to Hirayu-onsen is along the river, so there are many dams found along the road.


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High mountains can be seen from the main road on the way to Hirayu-onsen.


Shizuoka


Hamanako


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The coast around Lake Hamanako.


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The parking near Lake Hamanako.


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There are a lot of waterfront in which many small boats are moored around Lake Hamanako.


Hamamatsu


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The Pacific ocean is seen from the coast of Hamamatsu.


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Warning information in case of Tsunami is shown on the big sign, so it is re-recognized that this land is a place where large earthquake can occur.


Omaezaki


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The Pacific ocean seen from the high position of Omaezaki lighthouse.


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The Pacific ocean seen from the high position of Omaezaki lighthouse.


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Because the coastline of Omaezaki has slightly protrudes, the coastline is open more than 180 degrees.


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The west direction view from here. It was at dusk.


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The sun tried sinking to beyond the horizon.


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The sun was sinking on the surface of the water.


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The sun was sinking more and more into the horizon.


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The furthermore sinking sun. The color of the sky gradually became darker.


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The moment to be a sunset in a little more. It became dark.


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Omaezaki lighthouse, which is on the top of the hill, is pushed out to the sea.


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The lighthouse is placed on a high location, so more than 180 degrees panorama from this lighthouse can be obtained.


Shizuoka city


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There are a lot of tea fields on mountainsides between Hamamatsu and Shizuoka city.


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Mt. Fuji viewed from Shizuoka suburbs.


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The Pacific ocean from Shizuoka coast.


Fuji city


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Mt. Fuji from the view of Fuji city suburbs.


Izu peninsula


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A fishing port in Nishi-izu in the west side of Izu peninsula.


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Also Nishi-izu fishing port.


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A view of Nishi-izu coastline.


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Overlooking the sea direction from the hill in Nishi-izu.


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The inland side of Izu peninsula.


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Looking at the Pasific ocian from the cape.


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A fishing port located between capes.


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A fishing port and town in the cove surrounded by mountains.


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Koibito-misaki monument.


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A coastal scenery in the west side of Izu peninsula.


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A landscape of the inland side of Izu peninsula.


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A fishing port in Minami-izu.


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Shimoda fish market.


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A coastal view in Higashi-izu, east side of Izu peninsula.


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A white sandy beach in the east side of Izu peninsula.


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The Pacific ocean from the beach.


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Because it was off-season, there were little footprints in the sandy beach. The surface of the beach was marked with a pattern of small waves.


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The coastline of Higashi-izu.


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A scenery of Higashi-izu coastline. The coastal highway has many up-and-down. Overlooking views of the sea can be enjoyed from the highway.


Nagano


Kobuchizawa


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A landscape in the north direction from Kobuchizawa. 3000m-class mountains are firmly covered with snow.


Suwa and southern Nagano


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Lake Suwa.


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Lake Suwa is surrounded by mountains.


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The surface of the lake.


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A landscape of countryside in southern Nagano on the way to Iida.


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A landscape of countryside in southern Nagano on the way to Iida.