Two weeks ago I decided on a whim to visit a new (to me) city, Takayama. For the life of me I could not find a hotel or hostel. I finally got something on Monday. It turns out that we caught the tail end of one of the biggest fall festivals in Japan. The city is actually has 3 big festivals throughout the year.
The train ride up to the mountains from Nagoya took about 2 hours. It was well worth the effort thanks to the views. It reminded me of the drive from Denver, CO to Utah.
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We arrived at 3pm. The festival ended at 6pm. Everyone was leaving so there were no longer bad crowds. What a happy accident. I ate so much junk (street vendor) food!!!
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