From Osaka I took a train to Takayama in the Hida Region. I had no idea what to expect of Takayama, this Castle Town in the Mountains close to the Japanese Alps but I loved it.
I started off walking along Sanmachi Street which is the most popular area of Takayama for tourists as it’s where all of the old wooden merchant buildings are and they are now full of shops and restaurants, there’s also plenty of street food along here too.
To get away from the crowds I headed into Shiroyama Park, walked up to the Castle ruins and was greeted by views of snow capped mountains! I then went and did the Higashiyama Temple Walk which is a row of 10 Temples all signposted with a footpath between them, I really loved it here too. To end my day I went up Kitayama Park and although I didn’t stay for sunset, this would be a great place to watch the sunset in Japan!
The following morning I went to Takayama’s famous morning markets that are open from 8:00-12:00, they are only quite small so didn’t take long to visit which meant I could take a bus from Takayama Bus Station with Nohi Bus Service to Hida Folk Village, an open air museum which is a popular place to visit in Takayama early and miss the crowds, I recommend you do this too!
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