Takayama
Takayama, also known as Hida-Takayama, is a charming destination in the heart of the Japanese Alps. Its perfectly preserved old town allows you to travel back in time and discover traditional Japan on every street. The city is renowned for its ryokan (traditional inns), sake breweries, temples and shrines, as well as its Edo-period houses, which retain their original architecture. Strolling through the historic center and crossing bridges like the red Nakabashi Bridge over the Miyagawa River is one of the most special experiences this city, steeped in history and beauty, has to offer.