Takayama Ryokans - Reviews and Rates

Friday 2nd May Alison: We packed up and put our bags in storage so that we could do a little final sightseeing in Kyoto before catching the train to Takayama. We visited the Nijo Castle, an amazing place built in 1603 by the Shogun to prove his superior wealth and power over the Emperor. It had beautiful paintings and decorations and wonderful ...

Takayama 29th June 2007 We checked out of Super 8 and made a dash for the train station, well as fast as our backpacks will let us! We bought train tickets and made another dash for the train (5870Y for a reserved seat). All trains here leave on time to the second. It s was raining all the way but stopped the moment we got to Takayama station. T...

I was lucky enough to have Miyoko-san find me a hotel room at the last minute in Takayama, home to 1 of the 3 great festivals of Japan (at least that is what I read). And, don't ask me what the other 2 festivals are! Takayama is a city nestled in the 'northern Alps' of Japan. It is also near many, many ski resorts and is separated by a mountain ...

Japan has a lot of "Little Kyotos," actually. Kanazawa, Hagi, Kakunodate, Hiraizumi and even Kamakura have all been given the same moniker at some point or other. But the one town that probably gets this privilege more than the others is almost certainly the small city of Takayama in northern Gifu prefecture. Given the standard number of tourist...

We finally left the rest stop at about 3 PM and returned to Hotel Associa. Apparently, so much snow had fallen that the routes to our next hotel were blocked. So our guide confirmed our stay at that hotel for tomorrow night, and confirmed our stay at Hotel Associa for tonight. Upon our arrival around 4 PM, everyone piled out of the bus again, an...

Hello again! We are on our last day of the Golden Week vacation. Back to work tomorrow! On Monday and Tuesday Kyle, Chris, Joel, and I went on a little road trip to Takayama. It is sometimes called Little Kyoto because it has a lot of traditional appeal. In my opinion it is far better then Kyoto. I thought I should come to the Manboo to send thr...