Hida Folk Village

Hida Folk Village is a skanzen type place 40 minute walk away from Takayama. It is a place to preserve traditional houses, lifestyles and professions. The buildings have been moved from different parts of the Hida region.
We spent a few hours wandering around learning about Japanese traditional architecture, silk making, wedding traditions and lifestyles.
No suprise anymore that even in this place you can find a few vending machines (they are literally everywhere) so Tom tried macha (green tea) ice-cream.Read more