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Gifu trip (1)

 13/08/2017

 

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This morning we awoke early to depart for Takayama and Shirakawago. Our ride was just so incredibly beautiful as we followed the river. Due to summer season, we had no chance to see snow laden mountains, perfectly highlighted against the cloudless blue sky we saw on the picture before, it was still vey beautiful, though.

 

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Before Shirakawago, we briefly visited to Takayama’s old town , which by now are pretty saturated with tourists. It is such a small version of Kyoto to be honest. With only 3 hours of sightseeing( we were planning to visit to Hida Furukawa later). We set out to see as much as possible of this little city.

 

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 The small town is filled with historical Japanese architecture, sake breweries, morning markets filled with food stuffs Gonca had never experienced, restaurants and cafes. There was a gorgeous striver( more than a stream, less than a river) running right through the middle of town, and clear water was populated by carps.

 

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 We had sake tastings at sake breweries that had been in famillies for multiple generations, where each bottle had a family crest. Like wine or craft beers, we had no idea that sake came in so many varieties.

 

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Gonca wanted to pay a visit to Hida Furukawa Town, which was one of the stages of Kiminonawa. In addition, it is a town within beautiful mountain with rich nature, so we could enjoy walking around the town. We were initially surprised to see that Hida Furukawa town is a very stunning place to visit. 

 

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The town was nearly empty except for a few cars passed by. we found a house-shaped box offering carp food for 100 yen. 

 

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I posted so many pictures up because I’m sure that pictures speak a thousand words. After all, Hida Furukawa town was the most notable place of our trip.