Takayama

We called in to Takayama for a nostalgic visit. We stayed here 7 years ago on our first trip to Japan.
We’ve had an early start today so when we saw a sign for a waterfall we took a little detour. Such a pretty little waterfall we thought it should have had more publicity.

It’s still pretty quiet when we arrived so we took a walk through the old street which is just gorgeous at this time of day with nobody around.
Breakfast at the morning market with a view of the river and the big fish swimming around.

There is 1200 year old Ginkgo tree here that we were keen to see and it’s only a short walk away.
Funny thing was we both realised we’d been to this temple before and hadn’t realised the significance of the ginkgo tree. It is a lovely old tree with a massive trunk.
We took the opportunity to visit the festival float hall this time. They are huge and so elaborate and colourful. Would be great to see them out on the street during a festival.Read more