We left Shirakawago on the 17:20 bus that we had pre-booked for Takayama to stay at Ryokan Murayama. I did not think 2~3 hours was enough for Shirokawago so we spent about 6 hours there. Surprisingly, there were plenty of tourists who did not make any bookings but there seemed to be plenty of seats on the no reservation buses.
Ryokan Murayama was a bit farther from the town we it took a taxi there from the station for 1000 yen. We could not make the kaiseki dinner and I was not sure if there were any eating places close to the ryokan, especially at this time of the year so we ended up buying a lot of konbini food to eat in our room.
It was after arriving that we found out there was a sukiya (I think) and other eating places 15 minutes walk away. Oh well.
The good thing about staying at Ryokan Murayama was that its a stone's throw away from the Hida Folk Village and the Teddy Bear Museum. Hida Folk Village is basically a mini Shirakawago.
Beware of bears sign. I played Yakuza 5 and watched Golden Kamuy so I know how to deal with bears.
Walking to the Hida Folk Village.
We arrived pretty early, around 10ish so there wasn't anyone around.
A bunch of ducks somehow surviving on the pond in winter.
Snow covered steps to a small shrine that unfortunately we were not allowed to climb because of the heavy snow.
Such a beautiful snowscape.
One of the houses at Hida Folk Village.
I really liked how the houses really gave me a feel for how people lived back in the Golden Kamuy days.
A snow creature that (´･ω･`) created.
This family brought their snow dog to the Hida Folk Village.
Taking a break at next to the ashtray. Forgot to mention that we've come across inconsiderate dog owners who brought their regular dogs to cold areas in Kanazawa and Takayama.
Jizo statues.
I guess you could call this winter komorebi? (sunlight filtering through trees) Credit (´･ω･`) for the nice pictures because she actually puts effort into them while I just point and shoot.
Kimi no na wa white chocolate cookies with baka, aho and Kimi no na wa printed on them. I guess the girls hometown was based on Takayama?
After the Hida Folk Village, we went back downhill to the Teddy Bear Museum Cafe for lunch.
Its called the Eco Village because its got some exhibits about ecology at the first floor.
That is one humongous teddy bear.
My favourite piece from the Teddy Bear Museum.
There's a suspicious looking bear in this picture who doesn't look like he belongs. Next post, lots of hida beef pictures and the Takayama Showa-kan museum.
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