Rice paddies, again. I wonder if the rice is sold, or just used by the family? Rice prices are sky-high in Japan, because of tarifs. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_114307.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_120647.jpg) | We saw this huge temple off in the distance. Apparently it's the main temple of a new religion called Sukyo Mahikari. | | Dressing up in traditional outfits at the Hida Folk Village |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_120827.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1401.jpg) | Some of the longest benches I've seen | | They had some traditional toys and games to try |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_122004.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_122416.jpg) | Interesting single log table | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1405.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_123823.jpg) | A snake sunning itself on the stone wall | | Lots of houses that are traditional for the area |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1408.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_124352.jpg) | Some very thick roofs | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_124514.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1415.jpg) | They must not have had very many nails. Much of the construction relies on things being tied together | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_125902.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_135819.jpg) | | | A lot of manual work (in this case, weeding) is done crouched down in Japan. There was a group of 3 men doing this. You wouldn't see it in the US. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_140000.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1444.jpg) | | | Weaving sandals |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1445.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_170827.jpg) | | | Nicely designed tables and benches at the rest area |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1454.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1455.jpg) | More hida beef | | And always plenty of noodles and rice! |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_181142.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180418_181448.jpg) | | | A spaghetti noodle sandwich, with some pickled ginger. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1460.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_094858.jpg) | The "cute dance" | | One of the many nice river views in Takayama |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_095001.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1457.jpg) | The morning market. Much of it was not tourist oriented, and I think a lot of it was more of a social opportunity for the older local ladies who ran the stalls. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_101237.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_103933.jpg) | It looks like this is an interesting, less expensive alternative to the fancy over-engineered fish ladders they have in the US | | This temple in Takayama was combined with a playground |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_105357.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_105841.jpg) | Most temples had an area like this, where you would tie your folded up fortune | | But this is the first fortune vending machine I saw |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_110537.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180419_110806.jpg) | This space, right off a main street, had a sign saying "free lounge". It included a crib, complete with fresh white linen and a fluffy blanket! | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1461.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1462.jpg) | Another Hida beef experience, this time a burger | | Yea for McDonalds! It's always comforting to just get a simple cheeseburger. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180420_083834.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180420_083842.jpg) | Some shots from the train from Takayama to Nagoya | | Lots and lots of little garden plots everywhere |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180420_084052.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_20180420_091520.jpg) | | | I think these bushes may have been tea |
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| ![](/Pictures/2018/04-01-2018-japan/takayama/gallery_img_1463.jpg) | | | The airplane on the way back had a "Star Wars" theme | | | | | | | | |