After sleeping on the train the last two hours of our journey from Tokyo, we finally arrived around 20:00 in the small town called Takayama in the alps of Japan.
After a big city like Tokyo it was really relaxing to come to the charming town in the Alps. Because the area is not so big it is not easy to find cheap hostels. This meant I had to stay at a more expensive hotel. The experience of the hotel was however really pleasant. The breakfast provided a good range of delicious Japanese food in addition to more western meals. Also proper Japanese indoor clothing was provided for a more comfortable stay.
On the 17th I spent the day touring the town by renting a bicycle. This was a great way of seeing the sites. The bike I used is the most common bicycles used in Japan, the city style bicycles, with three or no gears, and a basket in the front. On the last day I visited a part of the town used to preserve old houses (kind of like folkemuseum in Oslo).
The biggest disappoint of Takayama, were the ancient ruins on the top a high hill. Getting to this place was far, and to make things worse, when I finally got there, there was nothing. Not a single stone! All that was there was a single picture explain what the building looked like. However the bike trip and the hike was fun!
Fact of the day: In Japan you enter the bus from the back and pay on exiting in the front. The opposite of Norway.
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