Watanabe Sake Brewery Festival in Hida Furukawa 19,20 March

19, 20th March 9:30-16:00 

You can have special food only for this event

★Yakisoba
★Grilled River Fish 
★Pizza
★Yakitori 
★Steamed Bun
★Hand Made Soba Noodle
★Sake Curry

You can try "Sake Tasting Quiz" as well! 

Access: 
Google Map

Hina Matsuri a.k.a. Doll's Festival

We have had an unusually warm winter this year, and there is hardly any snow on the ground anymore, and hints of spring can be found here and there. Before the sakura blossoms in early or mid-April, Takayama city also has something to offer, at a time when the temperature during the day is more suited for taking a stroll outdoors. What I am referring to is the Hinamatsuri,  or Doll's Day, which falls on March 3, a festival celebrated throughout Japan, but one month later in Takayama than in other places because spring comes late here.  In Takayama, the festival will run for more than a month, from March 1 to April 3, during which dolls representing a range of roles, including emperor, empress and musicians, in beautiful traditional court dress will be displayed in a variety of locations within the city. Don't miss your chance to take a close look at these beautifully dressed dolls as they will only be on display within the specified period. Try to discover them while taking a stroll in town. Don't count on people offering a longer display as superstition has it that leaving the dolls beyond April 4 will lead to a late marriage of a daughter: who would want that?

Takayama's 5th Ultra Marathon! 12th June

Takayama's 5th Ultra Marathon!12th　June　2016

For the 5th year in row, Takayama will host an insane 100km & 72km marathon! The course starts in the center of Takayama city, passes through the old town, continues out into the mountains past many beautiful rivers and then ends in the center of Takayama city

There will be two courses. You can see the full 100km course and the 72km course by clicking the link below:

http://kankou.city.takayama.lg.jp/_res/projects/kankou/_page_/002/001/179/5th_course_map.pdf

The marathon will have three separate start times starting from 4:45, 5:00 & 5:15am all starting infront of the Takayama City Hall.


The costs for participation are 18,000 yen for the 100km course and 14,000 for the 72km course respectively.

You can see further details written in English by clicking the link below:


http://www.r-wellness.com/takayama/english/index.html



Even if you have no interest in participating in this event,  you can get up at 4:30am you will be able to see this event.

We hope to see you here!

New Restaurant Information: Sushi-Dining Nob

Sushi-Dining Nob

 

*******Opening hours *******

Lunch 11:30-14:30 (LO 14:00)

Dinner 18:00-22:30 (LO 22:00)

Closed on Wednesday 

※Friday/ Saturday 18:00-23:00 (LO 22:30)

※Sunday, Public holiday 18:00-21:30 (LO 21:00)

Hida Folk Village - Winter Illumination

Feeling helpless having failed to grab a spot on the immensely popular bus tour to the light-up event in Shirakawa-go? If you do not want to wait for one more year, we have an alternative for you. Hida Folk Village, the museum version of Shirakawa-go, is opening their door at night from Jan 9 to the end of February with the Gassho-style traditional houses being illuminated. Even though the scale might be smaller than that in Shirakawa-go, it is still reasonably pretty and much less crowded than Shirakawa-go, where you might find yourself struggling to go forward in a sea of crowds. You may even enjoy a cup of ama-zake to warm yourself up inside.

Date: Jan 9 - February 29
Time: 5.30pm - 9pm 
Admission Fee: 300 yen  
There are buses running from Takayama station to Hida Folk Village at night. 

 

Snow tire for a rental car.

It is winter time now in Japan

It snowed in Takayama last week

Roads in Takayama are very icy and slippery.

We will have a heavy fall of snow soon.

If you rent a car from somewhere like Nagoya Tokyo ,Osaka, please ask staff if the rent car wear snow tires.Otherwise you would have a trouble when you drive to Takayama.

It is because Takayama is snowy place where you must  use snow tires for your car.

I also recommend you to have 4-wheel drive car for rent.
 
Please be careful for driving to Takayama.

Lantern Illumination at Old town 2015

Lantern Illumination at Old town   18th 19th December, 2015 Time: 18:00-20:30
Special event

①Photo session with Rickshow

②Sake and Sweet Sake tasting

③Magic Show at Funasaka Brewery 19:30-19:50