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.