Day 3
Takayama-Shirakawago
Visit Takayama Old Merchant Street, this street provides a glimpse behind the facade into the former living quarters of the local merchants and exhibits traditional household goods and local arts and crafts. Drive through the Nakabashi Bridge that goes across Miyakawa River, a symbol of Takayama. A former government outpost, Hida Takayama Jinya was established in order to bring the Hida Province under the direct control of the Edo Bakufu. Lunch at a local restaurant. See the rustic charm of the snow-capped World Heritage site of Shirakawa Village, it is a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshou-zukuri.