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On a rainy day, we went on a hike to see the seven waterfalls called nana-daru　in Kawazu.　The river was full with water in mid summer beautifully green. http://www.nanadaru.com/ The main waterfall called Oodaru cannot be views by noraml viewers. The waterfall property is now owned by a hotpsring  motel and only the motel customers can enjoy the oodaru. the rest of the seven waterfalls are captured below. ■Kamadaru Kama means basin and the waterfall name is basin- waterfall. ■Ebi daru Ebi means prawn and the waterfall name is prawn- waterfall.Sorry No pictures. A little way down the lane near Kanidaru, you can capture the stream flowing down through stones beautifully creating thousands of tiny waterfalls. ■Hebidaru Hebi means snake and the waterfall name is snake- waterfall. ■Shokeidaru This is the main attraction along the hike. There is a statue of a man ad woman resting by the waterfall. The photo was pinned

Matsumoto Castle is situated in the middles of a very busy city , Matsumoto, Nagano. It is very famous as one of the beautiful castles in Japan. It stands majestically in the middle of a moat, a common safety measure in old Japan. Actually, the Japanese alps can be seen in the background. We wanted to go inside but the waiting time was more than one and half hour so we decided to give up seeing the interior. This is the view from the outside of the castle premises. A swan, the safety waters, bushy wall and the main tower of Matsumoto Castle far behind. all in one picture. The trip to this castle was unexpected. We dropped in , on our way back from Kamikochi unplanned with little time left . So I apologize for little information I provide. Please refer to the following link for more information. http://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/lang/eng/about Thank You Amilendra, Dan , Patali, Pasanga, Hasani for joining thi sudden stop. All Rights Reserved.

Shiro Ito falls is a beautiful waterfall situated in the Shizuoka. This is also named as one of the hundred great waterfalls in Japan. The name ShiroIto means that white threads. Once you have your first glance at the waterfall you can have a very clear image of the origin of the name. As you can see from the photo below, the water falls down more like sliding down on the rocky cliff in white threads of water. It was the winter and very cold. The shrilly coldness had froze the water falling from the cliff. It had formed short ice threads proving the origin of the name.  frozen water  The water had formed a beautiful rainbow in the morning.  The rainbow This is a an all round view of the Shiro Ito falls with the rainbow and the clear waters at the bottom. I personally think that this waterfall is more beautiful in spring with white water gliding down the cliff among the greenery. Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Deguchi and the family for taking me to th