Takayama is a town located in the Gifu prefecture. It is known for its yearly Takayama Matsuri Festival, where festival floats are displayed in the streets of the city. It occurs twice a year, once during spring and the other time in autumn. Spoiler warning: I’m not going to see it! Turns out it happens on the 10th. I’ve arrived a bit too early to Takayama!
With that said, there is still a lot to see in the city! Once again, I arrived very late in the city. I settle in a guest house, and this one is reminiscent of what we call a “capsule hotel.” You get a cabin with a futon in it and that’s it! Also, damn that guy snoring!!!!!
Anyways, after that, the best thing to do is just walk around at night and go eat! The ramen that I ate there was very good. Every region has different noodles, and these ones, Takayama noodles, were more wavy and less thick. It makes you taste the broth more in my opinion.
During the morning, there are two morning markets at two different locations where locals sell food and other kinds of stuff. I went to both of them to see how they look! The first one is close to Takayama Jinya and the second one is in Miyagama. They both happen from 7 to 12 am.
While I’m going to miss the festival, at least I got to see another special market that only occurs once a year: the Antique Market! You can find a lot of old stuff there!
After that, I went to see ruins of two castles: Ayasaki’s and Takayama’s. It’s nothing extraordinary though: there’s only a few rocks left! They are now parks more than anything. You get different views of the city from the top of both parks!
Other than the markets and parks, you can also find the Old Town. This region of the city has a lot of sake breweries! I definitely tried some of it! It tastes sweet compared to the ones we have over here! It was a great experience!
Once again, I saw plenty of shrines and temples in Takayama, more than any other city actually. Many worship a multitude of gods. For those who didn’t know, shrines are Shinto, and temples are Buddhist.
Remember that festival I was talking about? It didn’t stop me from going to the museum to learn more about it (and wish I could actually be there when it happens!)!
My last stop was in Hida Folk Town. It isn’t necessarily in Takayama, but it was so close by foot that I had to go! It’s basically an old village that you can visit and you can learn more about the history of the people that lived in Hida during the 17th century.
That’s it for Takayama! It was a small & beautiful city. Walking around is easy and you can get to most of places I went to quite easily from the station.
Enjoy the video log! I felt a bit emotional making this one (no joke!).
As usual, photos can be found here:
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