Looking down on the historic village of Shirakawa-gō, a very special location famous for it's gasshō-zukuri style traditional buildings. 

Gifu Prefecture, Japan

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Kannonscape
Kannon > Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Buddhist deity of mercy; Goddess of Mercy

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It was a calm day in late Spring, 6 May, 2014. I went out from my hotel in Yamanaka lake around 4.30am to the lake. After finding the location for a while, I decided to stop by this location where the landscape become (almost) symmetry. The fog drifting on the surface and the colorful sky took my breath away!