But of course, not only the dogs have a good variety of costumes: policewoman, schoolgirl and maid…
Who of you, dear readers, has never dressed one of these in a party or Carnival? ¬_¬
Last week, I went with a couple of friends to the northwest. After almost 6 hours of bus trip, we crossed the impressive Japanese Alps (yes, that’s the official name), which were covered by the snow and the clouds…
and arrived to Takayama, a small boring town in a still traditional japanese area, which helped us to feel some relaxation, especially if you compare it with the always noisy Tokyo.
But it was not just nature. We could also visit traditional japanese houses
… very traditional inhabitants, with their big japanese flags in the door of the shops …
… a nice street reminding the Gion quarter in Kyoto (no geisha, though) …
But that was not enough for us, and we decided to go to Shirakawago, a small town in that area, and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The advantage of going in Winter is the pleasure of seeing all this covered by the snow.
People in Japan love pets. Specially, like in many other countries cats and dogs. They normally have small dogs, as the space is quite limited in the typical japanese home, but they treat those small dogs like kings… You can buy in a normal place everything for them. Like these costumes.
I love the one in the bottom left side of the picture… A dog costume for a dog. Isn’t it original? 😉
One of the characteristics of Japan is the clear differentiated seasons it has. Spring is said to be impressive, but I have experienced the colours of Autumn in a small trip we did a few weeks ago to Takaragawa… Just take a look to the picture, and enjoy…
