11 October 2016 - Takayama - Japan Vacation Part 9

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.

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!!!