Shirakawa-go's Ogimachi village from the observation deck Every year, the snow-covered picture of this village appears on my social media feed. Something about the photo has me drawn to the place and wishes that I could someday go there and see the snow-covered village myself. Many years later, while brainstorming our next annual trip, an idea for a trip to Japan came up. After experiencing Kansai area during late spring many years ago, we have always wanted to go back and explore other parts of Japan. We've decided on Tokyo and the area around it (of course Mt. Fuji was on the list). The date have been fixed for winter, around January. Yes, it's one of the coldest time of the year but with the cold means possibly less tourist. Winter...cold...snow?! Hey, it's the perfect time to see Shirakawa-go covered in feets of snow! I must somehow include that in the trip! After wrestling with our schedule and itinerary, a short trip to Shirakawa-go was squeezed in to our...