Page 163 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Japan

Did You Know?

Takayama is often
called “Little Kyoto”,
due to its air
of antiquity.

Strolling through a charming street
in the Sannomachi Quarter

The Sannomachi Quarter is
an unusually large, intact
area of Edo-period merchants’
shops and houses, which are In a former candle and pomade shop,
now home to specialty shops the Hirata Folk Art Museum’s collection
and sake brewers. includes Edo-period clothing and toys.

Takayama City
Museum chronicles
the town’s history.

K A M I I C H I N O M A C H I
YA S U G AWA - D O R I K A M I N I N O M A C H I

S A N - M A C H I - D O R I

K A M I S A N N O M A C H I
K A J I - B A S H I B R I D G E YA N A G I - B A S H I B R I D G E The Archae­

ological
Museum
displays local
I K E DA - B A S H I B R I D G E finds and crafts.

Some of the old houses
of the Sannomachi
Quarter overlook the FINISH
fast-flowing Miya River.

163

162-163_EW_Japan.indd 163 04/02/2019 15:57