We were staying at the Takayama Station Hotel.
We headed out to the Miyagawa morning market.
This guy had a Totoro knapsack.
Then we went to see the parade float exhibition hall. Twice a year Takayama has a festival where a bunch of people push and pull these huge parade floats down the streets of Takayama.
In the afternoon we took a tour to Shirakawa-go village. We passed through a lot of tunnels through the mountain sides to get there.
The first stop was a scenic outlook that looked down on Shirakawa-go.
Our tour bus.
A farmer working a rice field.
Shirakawa-go is popular for the Gassho style houses. The roofs are made from a type of Japanese grass and the inside is actually quite spacious.
A farmer planting some rice.
Rice plants ready to go.
Inside one of the ghasso houses.
Shirakawa-go is a UNESCO heritage site.
Some roofs are newer than others.
Crossing the bridge on our way back to the bus.
A onigiri poster for Lawson’s.
Let’s English!
Gillian and I playing Super Mario on the Nintendo in the hotel lobby.
