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  • Sanmachi or Furui-machi still stands on the east side of the Miyagawa River flowing through Takayama, this is where Edo period houses remain in traditional buildings where sake breweries and merchants houses.  The district was designated an area of important traditional buildings by the Japanese Government and the movie set for many a Samurai movie.
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  • Sanmachi or Furui-machi stands on the east side of the Miyagawa River flowing through Takayama, where Edo period houses remain in traditional buildings usually occupied by sake breweries and merchants houses.  The district was designated an area of important traditional buildings by the Japanese Government and the movie set for many a Samurai movie.
    takayama-sanmachi-2.jpg
  • Sanmachi or Furui-machi still stands on the east side of the Miyagawa River flowing through Takayama, this is where Edo period houses remain in traditional buildings where sake breweries and merchants houses.  The district was designated an area of important traditional buildings by the Japanese Government and the movie set for many a Samurai movie.
    takayama-sanmachi-4.jpg
  • Sanmachi or Furui-machi still stands on the east side of the Miyagawa River flowing through Takayama, this is where Edo period houses remain in traditional buildings where sake breweries and merchants houses.  The district was designated an area of important traditional buildings by the Japanese Government and the movie set for many a Samurai movie.
    takayama-sanmachi-5.jpg
  • Rickshaw have made a big comeback in Japan, especially around traditional places such as Takayama, though it is more for a photo opportunity than for real transportation.  Nowadays rickshaws are pulled by Japanese university students as a part-time job, rather than a blue-collar job for the hoi polloi.
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  • Rickshaw have made a big comeback in Japan, especially around traditional places such as Takayama, though it is more for a photo opportunity than for real transportation.  Nowadays rickshaws are pulled by Japanese university students as a part-time job, rather than a blue-collar job for the hoi polloi.
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  • Rickshaw have made a big comeback in Japan, especially around traditional places such as Takayama, though it is more for a photo opportunity than for real transportation.  Nowadays rickshaws are pulled by Japanese university students as a part-time job, rather than a low level blue-collar job.
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  • Takayama Rickshaw - more for a photo opportunity than for real transportation  these days rickshaws are pulled by Japanese university students as a part-time job, rather than a tough blue collar ordeal for the working class.
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  • Old Takayama Sanmachi  - Sanmachi or Furui-machi still stands on the east side of the Miyagawa River flowing through Takayama, this is where Edo period houses remain in traditional buildings designated an area of important traditional buildings by the Japanese Government.  Sanmachi is frequently used as a movie set for Samurai dramas for film and television.
    takayama-sanmachi-9.jpg
  • Kokubunji Temple Pagoda, Takayama - Kokubunji Temple is the oldest structure in Takayama. It has a 3-level pagoda and stands beside a ginkgo tree that is over 1,200 years old.
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  • Hirayu is the oldest and most famous hot spring in the Okuhida hot spring area.  The origin of Hirayu began when Takeda Shingen attacked Hida.  The general is Yamagata Masakage. He led a large force and got over the pass, but they were troubled by the mist of the rugged mountain pass. When the forces of Singen arrived near Hirayu, a old white monkcy appeared before them.  The monkey told them that a hot spring was in their neighborhood. Shingen's forces had a bath at the hot springs to recover from the fatigue of their journey.
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