Japan 20 Takayama 3 (Hotel, Restaurant, Sake, Market)

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JAPAN
Short but sweet touching trip
Takayama
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Takayama is a city in the mountainous Hida
region of Gifu Prefecture. Takayama retains a
traditional touch like few other Japanese cities,
especially in its beautifully preserved old town.
It now ranks as one of the prime candidates among
travelers wishing to add a rural element into
their itineraries
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Acer palmatum, called Japanese maple or smooth
Japanese maple (Japanese irohamomiji, or momiji)
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Takayama Ouan hotel
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Footbath outside the hotel
Takayama Ouan hotel
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View from hotel
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Acer palmatum, called Japanese maple or smooth
Japanese maple (Japanese irohamomiji, or momiji)
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Takayama Ouan hotel
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Takayama Ouan hotel
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Takayama Ouan hotel
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Being a traditional tatami hotel there were to be
no shoes whatsoever aside from in the lobby and
we would be provided with yukatas (traditional
dress) to wear when moving around the hotel (New
hotel opened in 2009)
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Shoe locker
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Top floor onsen gave an excellent view of the city
Being traditional Japanese this is an onsen
hotel, with 3 private family baths and 2 large
common baths on the top floor.  It boasts a
rooftop open-air natural hot-spring bath
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Guests at a public bath enter the bath area in
the nude. First, take off your clothes in the
changing room, then wash your body thoroughly
with soap at the faucet, rinse yourself off, and
slowly step into the tub. Do not put your hand
towel or bath towel in the water. The bathtub is
a place where people relax leisurely and quietly.
It's more Japanese to not speak in a loud voice
Private Onsen (Japanese Hot Bath)on the top floor
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Sake is one of Takayama's local specialties.
Several old sake breweries can be found in
Takayama's old town, recognized by sugidama
(balls made of cedar needles) hung over their
entrances
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Traditional sake barrels called Komodaru
(sakadaru)
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A komodaru is a wooden barrel designed to
transport sake during the Edo period. The daru
(wooden barrel part) is wrapped with a straw mat
or komo, and then tied with rope
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The komo is often used as a label of sorts to
distinguish between various brands of sake
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While komodaru still store sake, most are used as
a decorative piece in Japanese restaurants and
bars to showcase the brands they offer at their
establishment
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Sake is an alcoholic drink made from fermented
rice
Funasaka Sake Brewery
tasting seasonal sake
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The foundations of good sake are quality rice,
clean water, koji mold and yeast. They are
combined and fermented in precise processes that
have been refined over the centuries. Typically
filtered (although unfiltered products are also
available), the resulting clear to slightly
yellowish rice wines have an alcohol content of
around 15 percent and relatively mild flavor
profiles, ranging from light and crisp to richer,
more substantial, fruity notes
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There were 62 sake breweries in Takayama the Edo
period. Most sake breweries were burnt down in a
disastrous fire in 1875, and the number of
breweries was reduced to nine. In 2010, only
seven sake breweries exist
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Sake bottles
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Outside liquor shops or breweries, its common to
see a ball made of cedar needles. Green or brown
spheres of tightly bound leaves suspended by a
cord, dangling in front of sake shops and pubs -
balls constructed of the needle-like leaves of
the sugi, or Japanese cedar tree (cryptomeria)
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As a rule long ago, but still commonly today as
well, sugidama are hung just outside the front
entrance to a sake brewery immediately after the
first sake of the year has been pressed. At this
point, the leaves are still green, having been
recently cut and used. Over the next several
months, however, the green needles slowly faded
to brown. It has long been said that when at long
last the color had changed to brown, the sake had
aged enough to be ready for drinking
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Sugidama literally means cedar ball in Japanese
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Hida Takayama is famous for its Japanese sake and
for its world-class beef, Hida-gyu, which is
rated one of the best in Japan
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Suzuya traditional restaurant specialised in
Yakiniku (grilled meat you cook on your table
with a small barbecue)
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Hida Beef (Hida gyu) is the specific name given
to beef from black-haired Japanese cattle that
have been raised in Gifu Prefecture for at least
14 months. Hida Beef must be confirmed and
certified as Yield Score of Grade A or B by the
Hida Beef Brand Promotion Conference, and have a
Firmness and Texture Grade of 5, 4 or 3, as per
the Japan Meat Grading Associations grading
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Hida beef cooked with vegetables on a magnolia
leaf, and also delicious vegetables
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Hida Beef is high quality beef with a beautiful
marbled pattern.
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Marbling appears not only on the steaks, but also
in the fat coating. This coating prevents the
juice and aroma from escaping when the meat is
cooked and maintains the tenderness of the meat
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Suzuya traditional restaurant
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Hanging peppers
Two morning markets (Asaichi) are held
in Takayama on a daily basis from around 630
(700 in winter) to noon the Jinya-mae Market in
front of the Takayama Jinya, and the Miyagawa
Market along the Miyagawa River in the old town.
Most stands sell local crafts, snacks and farm
products such as vegetables, pickles and flowers
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Produce stalls offer locally grown vegetables and
fruits as well as pickles, breads and spices.
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Sarubobos
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Sarubobo, a cloth doll believed to bring good luck
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This open-air marketplace is located along the
beautiful Miyagawa River in Takayama's historic
old town
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The stalls stay open until around noon. Most
stall owners understand basic English
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Japanese turnip is unlike most turnips you know,
as it is mild and sweet even when raw
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Gourd faces and Cat toys
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Lavish fall bouquets of dried red chili peppers
(togarashi chilies)
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Stall owners are usually very happy to let
shoppers sample their goods for free. Try special
Japanese yoghurt, egg marshmallows and fried
snacks as you explore
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Takayama food sampling at authentic foodie stops
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Takayama food sampling at authentic foodie stops
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Takayama food sampling at authentic foodie stops
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Takayama food sampling at authentic foodie stops
(every store selling food has samples for you)
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Shops opening on to the street by the Morning
Street Market on the bank of the River Miyagawa 
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Takayama
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Sarubobo kinako chocolate Hida sweets
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