Yamanaka: Kajikaso Royal Inn (with hot baths), homes, streets, and stores

Major streets have lines of holes and hot spring water is pumped out to eliminate snow and ice.

Danitrio artists pens, homes, and work spaces

Works in progress

The artists and lovely home! Koichiro Osazaki (second from left) is a famous maki-e artist and his son, Hiro Okazaki, is also doing exquisite work. Left to right are Mrs. Okazaki, Koichiro Okazaki, Hiro Okazaki, and Grandmother Okazaki

Another home and work space of Danitrio famous maki-e artists.

In the front is Mr. Yuhaku, the artist, then Mrs. Yuhaku, also an artist. The other two are assistants.

Group of school children posed for us and waved.

More scenes of Yamanaka

Mr. Masanori Omote's maki-e school; turning and preparing wood for urushi and maki-e.

On the way to airport with snow-capped mountain in the distance.

Our first sight of Mt.Fuji from the air.

My first sight of Tokyo.