2006-10-04 00:25:32 · 8 answers · asked by cyndi 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
Mt Fuji in Switzerland?
2006-10-04 00:27:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course. The Japanese Alps are in Nagano and Yamanashi Prefecture. There are areas of highlands that have beautiful flowers in summer and are impassable in winter. They close the roads around September and don't open them again until April. That's how much snow there is. The elevation is too high for trees, it's just open grassland w snow in the shady patches (there is still left over snow in August).
Once I saw a tv show (in Japan) where a Japanese artist was being interviewed. He lived abroad and his specialty was the wildlife of Japan. The interviewer asked, why do you paint wildlife as your subject? The artist said, Well, most foreigners don't KNOW there are wild animals in Japan. They just picture Japan as an "urban jungle." At this, everyone on the panel (all Japanese people) burst out laughing. If you live in Japan you'll realize it is a country of stunning natural beauty--alps, rivers, gorges, volcanos, beaches, and more.
Japan is MOSTLY mountains. That's why the low-lying flat areas are so crowded.
2006-10-04 10:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by tiger lou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We went to Takayama in Japan last summer. This is part of the Alps. It is beautiful there and did have a very European quality to it. We also noticed lots of European tourists there. In August, they had handheld fireworks during O-bon (the festival of the dead) on the canal bridges. There were about 20 men shooting off bamboo cannons in a synchronized routine for 20 minutes. They also have specialty mountain cuisine -- one of my favorite being Hoba Miso, or miso paste grilled on a hoba leaf with an egg on top. There are also lots of different mountain vegetables that are incorporated into soups and pickles. I would highly recommend a visit. The Rickshaw Inn is a wonderful place to stay.
2006-10-04 11:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by coldsake 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Japan has mountain ranges called North Alps, South Alps and Central Alps. those are famous mountain ranges like everybody know those names in Japan.
Kita Alps (The Northern Alps)
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/photo/kamada/kita-mt.htm
Minami Alps (The Southern Alps)
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/photo/kamada/minami-mt.htm
Chuou Alps (The Central Alps)
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/photo/kamada/chuou-mt.htm
2006-10-06 23:22:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a city named Minami Alps city in Yamanashi pref. in Japan.
http://www.city.minami-alps.yamanashi.jp/
(Japanese only)
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http://yaccyann.maxs.jp/fuyunagano/2.jpg
http://jinba.hp.infoseek.co.jp/kabegami3/kabeminamiarupusu.jpg
http://ehouse.air-nifty.com/ehouse/alps.JPG
http://www.nagano-c.ed.jp/sance/inpak/ya4/image/ya4_fuyu.jpg
2006-10-04 09:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by Joriental 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh that explains it, I was wondering where they'd gone.
2006-10-04 07:33:15 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're kidding, right?
2006-10-04 07:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Patricia S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh??........................no........................i don't know.........................
2006-10-04 07:31:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋