Our last stop in Takayama was the Hida Folk Village (飛騨の里, Hida no Sato). I really wanted to see Shirakawa–go this trip but Dan was getting a bit restless travelling outside of the bigger cities so we decided to skip that...

While in Takayama we decided to also step by the Showa Museum. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect of it but I was pleasantly surprised at how fun and interesting this place was. The museum presents displays, objects &...

We had arrived in our hotel in the mountains about half hour away from Hida-Takayama in the late evening hours. We stayed at Nakao Kogen Hotel Kazaguruma ,which is the first hotel I just cannot recommend. It looked like good value as...