November 13, 2025 – Shirakawa-go and Kanazawa We breakfasted at Onyado Yuinoshi, another larger-than-life meal, but this one was served in a different area of the dining room, where we could enjoy the view of the mountains and the river. We had a brief snafu at check-out. When we checked in, we were asked to remove and store our shoes in a locker, for which we were given a key, but which we could not now find. This was a trip-threatening event, as each of us had brought only one pair of shoes. No shoes; no trip. The woman at the desk had, of course, a master key, and after a mortifying bit of trial and error, including paying for the lost key, we eventually located our locker and our shoes. Embarrassed but shod, we boarded the shuttle bus in front of the hotel for a trip to a World-Heritage-listed gassho-zukuri village in Shirakawa-go. Upon arrival, we stored our carry-on bags at the Nohi Bus terminal and walked into the village. Ogimach...
