Takayama Green Hotel

... turned them off and pulled them out of our beds.      Tomorrow we've got a lazy day exploring Takayama and Hida-No-Sato, a traditional village of steeply roofed thatched huts. I'm a little apprehensive of what the breakfast offering will ...

... red without any eyes or mouth.  "Saru " means monkey , and sarubobo  means " baby monkey"--it is the characteristic charm of Takayama. This red face charm will make bad thing to leave ( "saru " also means " leave") and will make a happy home and ...

... There was a tourist information centre conveniently placed right outside the station, we had a 3 minute walk to our next hotel called Country Hotel Takayama. We were able to check in straight away at 1pm and not have to wait for the usual check in time ...

... perfect place as a base for skiing or snow boarding in the winter. I imagine it would look very different. Luckily our hotel is a mere 3 minute walk from Takayama station and as the town is quite a handy size it is easy to get round on foot. We may end ...

... cel mai aproape de viata de japonez. Ca de obicei, am plecat de la hotelul din Nagano foarte devreme dimineata pornind spre Takayama, un oras foarte vechi si foarte renumit pentru baile termale. Acolo vin localnicii la bai si aveam sa gustam seara ...

... idea to visit Kamikochi in autumn to view autumn leaves. Autumn leaves in Kamikochi reach the peak in mid-October.   Takayama Green Hotel Trekking Tour Blog (Japanese) http://tgtour.hida-ch.com/e172779.html#comments  You may be able to enjoy ...

... or if you’ve recently visited the mother of all fish markets so we caught the very next bus and were soon back in our hotel trying to warm up over green tea for a second time that day. As our day had not panned out quite as well as we had hoped, we ...

... Hodaka 3190 m.,Mt.Yke 2455 m. and Mt.Norikura 3026m.     We have our pack-lunch here,  the obento from Takayama station. The packaging is beautiful , the rice with mushroom inside is OK but a little bit cold. After that we take an ...

... the rain as the time went by.  Oh how I do love to people watch!  We had to leave today for Takayama, so we headed back to the hotel, checked out, reserved our seats, and hopped on the train. This was going to be another long train trip, but ...

... 1 Metropolitan Nagano Hotel 1346 Minamiishido-Cho Nagano-Shi, 380-0824 Japan Phone: 81-26-291-7000 Tuesday Jun 29, 2010 1 Takayama Green Hotel 2-180 NISHINOISSIKI-CHO TAKAYAMA, 506-0031 Japan Phone: 0577-33-5500 Wednesday Jun 30, 2010 2 Hotel Nikko ...

... , another concept that would be great to take home! The second train journey was incredibly scenic- the track hugging lush green mountainsides as a hugely swollen river ran below, with tendrils of mist and fog lacing between the sides of steep valleys. ...

4/6/2007 Osaka to Takayama The train ride was smooth and fast. As the guide book indicated, there was a little space for big suitcases at the back of the car. Next time I swear to God that I'm bringing a little hand satchel and that's it!! I thought I ...

... back to Matsumoto at lunchtime - I was on a tight schedule since I wanted to catch the 13:50 bus to my next destination, Takayama. That place is on the Western side of the mountains close to Matsumoto, which means the bus really crosses one of the highest ...

... ; He may be surprise by my strange accent  but understands what I ask because he  answers " Takayama."    I suddenly retort back , " watashi wa Takayama " which actually means "I am Takayama". Instead ...

... none of them seems to be on the train with us (wonder where they all went?), we hope to find a cheap and comfortable hotel near the station and continue towards Aizu-Wakamatsu,with it's samurai past, tomorrow morning. One of the guides suggested a slower ...

... at the time in the restaurant and he was very unfriendly, saying nothing when we got into the restaurant. It made us uncomfortable, but Takayama ramen of the restaurant was not bad. Especially its soup was tasty and I drank it up. If you don't care ...

This morning I caught the 8am train from Takayama to Nagoya.  The journey goes through rural and semi-rural areas.  Every now and then there was a great photo opportunity but I wasn't successful in capturing any of it. If only the train moved ...

... get back to the station before the rain started falling again.  All in all, a fairly different festival atmosphere than say the Takayama festival I went to.  Perhaps this is more common with the summer parties?  I'll know more when I get to ...

When I planned my journey I woud like to stop for one night in Nagoya before going to  Takayama  ,so that  we will not be too tired. I looked at the Japan railway map around Nagoya. Where can I possibly go for a one day trip ? Then I ...