Today you will transferred to the station to board a morning Shinkansen (bullet train) to Nagoya where you change trains to the Limited express train to Takayama.
The journey will take you through some stunning countryside during the 4 hour journey. On board there are quality toilets, a smoking room and drinks and snacks are bought through regularly by trolley. You are welcome to take a packed lunch which are available to purchase at the train station before boarding.
Takayama is a city in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. It retains a traditional touch like few other Japanese cities, especially in its beautifully preserved old town, which has been beautifully preserved with many buildings and whole streets of houses dating from the Edo Period (1600-1868), when the city thrived as a wealthy town of merchants. The southern half of the old town, especially the Sannomachi Street, survives in a particularly pretty state with many old homes, shops, coffee houses and sake breweries, some of which have been in business for centuries.
On arrival you will meet your local guide for a walking tour to visit Yatai Kaikan Hall and on to Kusakabe Folk Museum, one of Takayama’s oldest merchant homes and then wander through Kami Sannomachi Street, still retaining much of its original atmosphere and traditional buildings.
Overnight in Takayama.