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Day 14: Hida Folk Village and the best burger ever
... into Japanese life as far back as the 1500's.
The overwhelming aspect of the trip this morning was that it was cold. Bitterly cold. I lost count of the number of times I said "I don't know how it isn't snowing". Icicles several inches long hung from the eaves of some of the houses in the village, and at 10am it was obvious that we were the only idiot tourists in the city, because we had the whole village ...
Shin-Hotaka Onsen & Ropeway
... it was very reasonable. My guidebook reviewed it as a good tourist attraction, but our impression of the museum was far from it. The only advantage was its tearoom where we enjoyed sweets and green tea served for free and talked with gardeners working on the museum garden.
Before we left Takayama, we felt like tasting Takayama ramen, which was a speciality of the city. It wasn't long before I caught sight of a ...
Day 13: Onsen and simmering sashimi in Takayama
... San was the only one that showed any concern or compassion. After bravely shaking it off we all got into the van. Chauffer San checked that my head was ok, then looked at the van's door frame, I assume checking for the big gaijin shaped dent, then he closed the door. I quietly asked Veronica that if she sees blood, or if I pass out, to kindly let me know. Neither happened, thankfully, but I now have a significant lump right on the top of my ...
Takayama & Hirayu Onsen
... attractions many times and there was not much caption for displayed items. After a while, however, we found a free guided tour and joined them on the spot. From then on, we enjoyed touring in the house. So I highly recommend a guided tour, if you visit Jinya. We followed a Japanese-speaking guide, but English-speaking guide is also available.
We had a plan to eat Hida buckwheat noodle soup for lunch and happened to find a ...


