December 29, 2016

New Year Fireworks

Have you ever seen winter fireworks ?

Here in Takayama, the city launches beautiful "Hanabi" to celebrate the new year coming.
The fireworks are launched from the Sky park at 20:00.
Good places to see it : the train station, the city hall and near the river.







By the way do you know how to wish a good year in Japanese ?

  • "あけましておめでとう!/Ake mashite omedetou ! " it says the 1st of January,
  • "良いお年を!/ Yoi o toshi wo !" can be said any day.  
Lets' enjoy a great evening and start the next year with beautiful memories.



December 7, 2016

Chochin light-up in Old street

Let's enjoy the old street with an enchanting light-up !




The 16th and 17th of December the old streets will be lived-up by the light-up event.
Starting at 18:00 until 20:30 in the Kami-san-no-machi and Kami-ni-no-machi we will be able to enjoy light-up with traditional Japanese lantern chochin and andon.
Chochin lantern

Andon lantern











 You can also enjoy some event in the Sake breweries :

  • Funasaka Sake Brewery : Lion dance 19:30~
  • Harada Sake Brewery : Amazake degustation
  • Niki Sake Brewery : Jazz concert ( twice a day from 18:30)
If you dressed-up in kimono do not miss to take one free rental Japanese umbrella to walk down the street. You can also take a picture on a Jinrikisha !

Feel authentic Japan and travel back in time.