I was in Nikko two years ago and I went to see Toshogu and all those magnificent temples too. I didn't expect to see this one-tenth scale replica of Toshogu Shrine here in T...

I was at Takayama Matsuri Kaikan (Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall) the day before the Takayama Spring Festival. I was glad I made it there to see the floats as the morn...

After looking at the Heritage Houses, I walked to Sakurayama to see the Shrine, the Takayama Matsuri Kaikan as well as the Sakurayama Nikko Kan. The shops on Sakura-Ma...

After visiting Miyagawa Morning Market, I went to see the Heritage Houses around Takayama. Kusakabe Folk Museum. This is the entrance to the Kusakabe Folk Museum. B...

After breakfast, I decided to spend a whole day here in Takayama. My first stop was the morning market. There are two morning markets in Takayama. One is the Takayama Jinya-mae ...

After a great day out to Shirakawa-go, I returned to enjoy the yummy Kaiseki Ryori again. This pot contains Hida Beef and vegetables. My favourite was these salted ba...

From Nagase House, I moved to Kanda House but I was very disappointed that it was closed! I wandered around looking at other houses in the village and discovered this narrow ...

After spending half a day in Shirakawa-go, I was still only at the edge of the village. When I got back down from the Observatory, I finally made my way to the village. First I ...

There is an observation point in Shirakawa-go which could be accessed by shuttle bus. I saw the bus standing there at the bus stop when I emerged from the Heritage Museum and de...

Viewing the inside of these houses was a totally novel experience. It's not hard to imagine how the villagers used to live in this place. I guess life was not as easy as it ...