JAPAN Part 3 Takayama a Beautiful City in Gifu Prefecture Central Honshu

Music – Komputo, Hanagoyomi, Cast of Pods & Ferris Wheel , Courtesy of YouTube Music Library.

So, here we have Part 3 of our Japanese holiday tour of Central Honshu. We take the Shinkansen, and The bullet train does not disappoint! What a fantastic way to travel, this was a big thrill for me!

On arrival in Takayama, a city 1900ft in the hills, we head for dinner in a traditional Japanese restaurant – YUM!

Next day we have a walking tour of Takayama’s hi-lights. This place is a photographers paradise, so I’m snapping away like crazy. The buildings are beautiful and so atmospheric and well, so Japanese! Sadly by early afternoon, it starts to rain again, but I keep on shooting, often under an umbrella! We enter the Festival Float museum, but have missed the the spectacular procession by about 10 days sadly!

Anyway, Part 4 will feature the Gassho-style houses of Shirakawa-go, a Unesco World Heritage Site. However, the weather, once again, is not looking good!

Click on these links to view previous videos of our tour around central Japan.

Japan P1 Tokyo – – – – – –

Japan P2 Mt Fuji Hakone – –

Japan P3 Takayama – – – –

Japan P4 Shiragawa-go – – –

Japan P5 Kanazawa – – – – –

Japan P6 Hiroshima – – – – –

Japan P7 Miyajima Island – –

Japan P8 Kyoto Nijo Gion – –

Japan P9 Kyoto Nara Todai-Ji

Japan P10 Kyoto Fushimi Sake

Thanks to Steve O’Brien for some additional stills.

Filmed on an iPhone 7 plus + Stills & Nikon D610 & D500 cameras.