Takayama morning market

Takayama Itinerary: How Many Days You Actually Need (1, 2 & 3-Day Plans)

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How Many Days Do You Actually Need in Takayama? If you are planning a trip to central Japan, this is the question that comes up more than any other. Takayama’s old town is compact enough to explore in a few hours, yet the region around it — Shirakawa-go, the Northern Alps, the onsen valleys — … Read more

Things to Do in Takayama: A Local’s Honest Guide to the Old Town, Markets & How to Time Your Day

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Takayama is one of those places that surprises most first-time visitors—not because it’s flashy, but because it’s quietly, unassumingly complete. A castle town that never became a city in the modern sense, it packs an old town district, two daily morning markets, a surviving Edo-period government office, and an open-air folk village into a walkable … Read more