Shirakawa

The awesome town of Shirakawa is my home town in Japan. It has a population of 65,000, with 90 ramen (Chinese style noodle soup) shops and approximately 4000 hairdressers. I guess those Japanese hair styles do require a certain amount of maintenance. And that’s just the boys…

Shirakawa is also home to Komine castle, which I can see from my place. It looks awesome lit up at night.

On those rare days when the weather isn’t hazy, there is also a great view of the mountains. In the month that I’ve been here I think I’ve seen them about 3 times.