Essence of Japan 4  
Takayama  
高山  
Takayama, Japan Takayama, Japan
Early morning in Takayama:  Main Torii (left);  preparing for business (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
River Miyagawa, Takayama Houses on the bank of the Miyagawa River, Takayama
Takayama is high in the Japan Alps and snow was visible on the trees behind the houses by the River Miyagawa - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
school uniforms, Japan school uniforms, Japan
School uniform is taken seriously in Japan and the School Shop in Takayama caters for both junior and senior pupils - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
school uniforms, Japan school uniforms, Japan
Boys wear military style jackets based on a French navy design and the girls wear sailor tops;  the yellow caps and hats are worn by pupils in junior school - PHOTOs [taken with permission of Terada School Shop] Malcolm McCrow
school uniforms, Japan school uniforms, Japan
Advertisements in English for school uniforms made by Kuri-Ori.  Tartan trousers and skirts are common and some schools stipulate British style blazers - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Takayama, Japan Takayama, Japan
Hint of a British style phonebox (left);  covered walkways (right) reminiscent of early 20th Century East Africa - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Takayama, Japan Takayama, Japan
Buddhist Temple Bell and American style fire hydrant - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Takayama, Japan Takayama, Japan
English looking filling station in Takayama - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Takayama, Japan Takayama, Japan
Shops opening on to the street by the Morning Street Market on the bank of the River Miyagawa - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
maneki-neko, [lucky cat] Takayama, Japan maneki-neko, [lucky cat] Takayama, Japan
Lucky cats (maneki-neko) by the River (left) and outside an antique shop (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Takayama, Japan
Bridges on the River Miyagawa - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Merchant Houses, Takayama, Japan Merchant Houses, Takayama, Japan
Old houses (left);  traditional hearth in preserved Merchant House (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Samurai House, Takayama, Japan
Samurai sculpture (above)  near Takayama Jinya or Takayama Samurai House (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Samurai House, Takayama, Japan Samurai House, Takayama, Japan
Courtroom of the Samurai House where the prisoner having been brought to the court in a cage was obliged to kneel on wooden slats - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Bagpipe Inn, Takayama, Japan
Bagpipe Inn, Takayama  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Takayama, Japan Takayama, Japan
Traditional ice cream parlour, Takayama - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Takayama, Japan Takayama, Japan
Rickshaw in one of the old narrow streets (left);  one of several saki outlets (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Saki Shop, Takayama, Japan Saki Shop, Takayama, Japan
Inside a saki shop - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
gassho zukuri 
    houses, Hida Folk Museum, Takayama gassho zukuri 
    houses, Hida Folk Museum, Takayama
Gasshō-zukuri houses in the Hida Folk Village - an open-air museum near Takayama.   Gasshō-zukuri means preying hands and refers to the steep pitch of the roof which is said to resemble hands clasped for prayer - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Hida Folk Village, Takayama Hida Folk Village, Takayama
Traditional houses in the open air Hida Folk Village near Takayama - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Hida Folk Village, Takayama Hida Folk Village, Takayama
Torii and ornamental paddy field, Hida Village, Takayama - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Road tunnel in Japan Alps Road tunnel in Japan Alps
After leaving Takayama we continue our journey through the Japan Alps where the last snows of winter are still apparent in early April - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go
Shirakawa-go's largest village is Ogimachi and is a World Heritage Site between Takayama and Kanazawa - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go
Reflections in the paddy fields of Ogimachi which is a preserved Japanese traditional village in the Shirakawa District - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go
Like in Hida, which is a museum, Gasshō-zukuri houses are also much in evidence in the working village of Ogimachi - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go
A woman at work in an Ogimachi field - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go
A thatcher at work on the roof of a Gasshō-zukuri house - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

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