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This specialty museum has more than 300 inro and netsuke, making it a major collection. Inro are tiny boxes that were used during the Edo era to keep ointment, pills or drugs. Netsuke are carved toggles which held the inro (sus... more
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The focus of this specialty museum is the regional lacquer ware of Takayama. The characteristic of shunkei is that the wood grain can be seen as the lacquer is almost transparent. Several of the 1,000-plus pieces date to the Ed... more
Japan Alps Travel Experiences
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Chilling in the temple
After our first journey on the bullet train we arrived in the mountain town of Takayama and there was snow on the ground. We stayed at a... Continue reading »
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A Stay at a Ryokan
After Nara, we took a train through the Western side of the Japanese Alps to the small town of Takayama. The train ride was gorgous... Continue reading »
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Andy & Yukko
Finally...Our friends in Toyama!! Andy and Yukko were wonderful enough to be our hosts and tourguides for a few days.Andy took us o... Continue reading »
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The Clean Country Air
We travelled on the Shinkansen (For those who don't know - the Bullet Train) to Nagoya at 300 kph, passing stunning scenery, Japan is so... Continue reading »
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Matsumoto and Takayama
My luck with the weather continues as today is a beautiful clear day. Since I arrived too late to Matsumoto Castle yesterday to tou... Continue reading »
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