I Go To The Great Buddha of Takaoka

 

The Great Buddha of Takaoka is the third largest in Japan, reaching a height of nearly 16 meters.

The current Buddha made of Takaoka bronze was completed in 1933.

The Buddha is situated next to the Daibutsu Temple in the middle of a residential area in Takaoka town center.

I once visited there by a tram from Kanazawa station more than forty years ago.

I Go To Myojyoji Temple in Ishikawa Prefecture

Myojoji is the head temple of the Nichiren school of Buddhism in the Hokuriku region. It is located in Ishikawa prefecure.

 

The temple is set on sprawling, green grounds with a centerpiece five-storied pagoda completed in 1618.

The temple has ten nationally-recognized "tangible cultural property."

Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design

While traveling, it sometimes rains in June in Japan.

Visiting museums is one of the best choices in such occasions.

We went to Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design.

Taking pictures is allowed in most part of the museum.

You can see beautiful Northern Alps which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures from here, if it is a fine day.

I Drop By Gunma Prefecture on A Way Back Home

After spending more than a weeklong trip in Hokuriku area, we took a route from Fukui to Gunma via Nagano.

We stayed one night at Sarugakyo hot spa resort. 

Since the village was covered with cloud, we were not able to see Mt. Tanigawa.

While taking pictures, I felt that Lake Akaya and surrounding moutains looked more exotic and beautiful, thanks to the cloud, than it would be.

The dinner was traditional Tofu kaiseki with local ingredients.  

Outdoor baths were very nice in the forest. 

I Go To Nagano Prefecture

Wada-shuku was the twenty-eighth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendo highway connecting Tokyo with Kyoto during the Edo period.

It was located in the present-day town of Nagawa, in the Chiisagata District of Nagano Prefecture.

Hiroshige's ukiyo-e print of Wada-shuku dates from 1835–1838 depicts a view of Wada Pass in wintertime.

We took pictures of Lake Suwa from Tateishi park at an altitude of 934m in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture in the rain. 

It is said that  Lake Itomori, which appeared in the 2016 movie "Your Name" or "Kimino Nawa", was modeled here, and many fans from all over the world visit this place.