September 1, 2011

What's on Takayama in September

9月はイベントが目白押しです。是非飛騨高山にお出かけください。
http://www.hidatakayama.or.jp/cgi-bin/event/htmlview.cgi

3rd (Sat) - 4th (Sun) Sep.
"Cosmos flower festival" Ho-noki daira Ski ground.
http://www.hida.jp/cgi-bin/kankou/sigview.cgi?admin=contents_view&id=1050201000299&sig=3

4th September "Garakuta market (Jumble market)
@Sanmachi street.

4th -25rh Sep. Concert in Takayama town.
Many place in Takayama city.
Please check the map at the reception desk.


7th(Wed) - 11th Sep "Festival for the culture and industrials in Takayama "
Place : Hida Earth Wisdom Center.
How to get to there: By bus (from the Takayama bus terminal 200yen one way.)

8th Sep (Thu) "Yo-ka ichi" "Free market"
Place : Kokubun-ji temple.

10th (Sat) and 11th (Sun) " Food Festival "
http://www.hidanet.ne.jp/~jibasan/event.htm


If you need more information , feel free to contact us !
Also when you arrive at J-Hoppers , check the information board at the lobby.

August 25, 2011

Okura waterfall

Hello,I am Matsu from J-Hoppers Hida Takayama.

I wrote about a waterfall around Takayama before.

This time I'll tell you about okura waterfall.It is 30m depth.

There is a walking path (1.4km)to the waterfall from carparking.You can enjoy hiking and the waterfall !!


























Access :30minutes by car for seseragi kaido(Road 158 towards Gujo Hachiman)






















































August 23, 2011

HIda Takayama " Treasure " Market.


Do you want a treasure?

In Takayama, there are many "treasure" !
You can enjoy our treasure at market.

Date : 27th August 2011 (Sat)
Time: 11:00 to 17:00
Place: Poppo park (10min by walk from J-Hoppers )

11:00~ Free vegetable
12:00~ Free tasting (Ayu)
14:00~ Free tasting (Hida beef)

You can also ride a mini steam train!


August 17, 2011

Summer Festivel in Kokufu!!

Kokufu Summer festa!!

@Kokufu Fukushi no Sato

15:00~












⇒Food
⇒Music Live
⇒Dance
⇒Shamisen etc...

20:00~20:30

Fireworks!!















★Takayama-Kokufu 15min by JR train


Map




Big Map


Enjoy your summer!!!

July 26, 2011

You can get to meet Sumo wrestlers!!!

Have you seen a real sumo wrestler??

More than 10 sumo wrestlers will come to Takayama to practice.











Kids play with them.

Also you can eat Chanko-nabe which is traditional meal for sumo wrestler!!

It's not too late to sign up.

Please come to J-hoppers and enjoy the event;)


We will leave J-hoppers at 10 am

(30minutes drive from J-Hoppers Hida Takayama)

Sumo event hours:10:30~13:30

July 15, 2011

Hida Falk Village in Summer !

There is my favorite place in Takayama.
It's called 【Hida Folk Village】
Located about 20min walk or 10min by bus from J-Hoppers Hida Takayama.

Various events are now held in Hida Folk Village.

16th July to 28th August
There are many experience-based event such as touching silkworm.
You can take a photo with big unicorn beetle!







22nd July to 8th August
At the entrance, there is a big Tanabata -kazari.
You can write your with and put on the bamboo.









29th July 11:00am
Japanese Drum concert.

13th August 11:00 and 13:30
Japanese drum concert.

14th August 11:00 and 13:30
Samisen concert.
(A shamisen is a three-stringed instrument similar to a banjo.)

13th to 15th August 18:30 to 21:00
The houses are lighted up.











21st August
Hida falk Village Summer Festival.

July 3, 2011

Hirayu-otaki(waterfall)

Hi, I am Matsu from J-Hoppers Hida Takayama.
It is getting hot in Japan.
Takayama recorded 33℃ highest temperature 3days ago for this year


There are many waterfalls around Takayama.
I want you to tell you one of them called Hirayu-otaki.
This beautiful waterfall drops 64 meters.

Also there are many onsens in Hirayu area.
You can go to a onsen on the way back to Takayama.























Access: 1 hour from Takayama by Nohi bus.
Get off bus @ [Hirayu camp jyou mae.]


Why don’t you go and see the waterfall to cool down your self?