We started at the Takayama morning markets which have stands selling a mix of food, flowers, and random Japanese items. (Navi Phone number for parking 0577-35-5540 or 0577-33-4713) The stand in the photo below was selling rice paper inflatables in the shape of animals, globes, etc. I purchased some mushrooms that I plan to use in veggie sandwiches and Japanese omelets and some spice blends for topping rice.
Next we moved on to Hida Folk Village an outdoor museum with thatched roof houses mostly from the 18th and 19th century. (Navi Phone Number 0577-33-4714 or 0577-34-4711) The houses are similar to those I was able to see last Summer in Shirakawago, but the smell from the fires burning inside the buildings which don't have chimneys was much stronger than I remember. In some of the buildings it was so strong I couldn't even convince myself it was worth entering because my eyes would start watering from the smoke at the door.
Out final stop of the afternoon was Donosora Ruins, 8000 year old remnants of a settlement. Unfortunately the information was all in Japanese so to me it was nothing more than circles of rocks in the grass.
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