Journey of a duck
Takayama (高山市) is one of my favorite cities in Japan. So this blog page will be pretty long and will have links to other pages in this website that's related to Takayama. Takayama is located in the mountainous Hida (飛騨) region in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県). The area surrounding Takayama had been settled as far as... Continue Reading →
Takayama Jinya is a restored government building dating back to the Edo period (江戸時代) . A jin'ya (陣屋) - not to be confused with jinja (神社) - a shinto shrine - was the administrative headquarters of a small area or domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. A domain that is assessed to potentially generate 30,000 koku... Continue Reading →
So we've heard that the Hida (飛騨) region is known for its Hida beef or Hida gyu. Although its not as famous as its cousin the Kobe beef, Hida beef is one of the best beef in Japan. Being a fan of beef, we agreed that we must get our hands on Hida beef. After... Continue Reading →
It was our first time in Takayama. We just got back from Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village and it was kind of late (for a small town), around 8pm. We dropped off our rented bicycles at our hostel then walked around looking for food and seems that most of the restaurants are closed. Then we... Continue Reading →
Hida Takayama Teddy Bear eco village is a teddy bear themed museum in Takayama. The building is a 180-year-old gassho-zukuri style farmhouse, a traditional style frequently found in Gifu prefecture. Its located around 1.7km/1mile away from Takayama Station. We decided to take the bicycle as our hostel offered bicycle rent for ¥700/day. So we set out for cycling... Continue Reading →
