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In the Japanese Alps, these villages preserve a one-of-a-kind architecture
Shirakawa-go, about a hundred preserved houses in the Japanese Alps Located around 50km from the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go stretches along the Sho River at the foot of the ...
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The little-known enchanting town of the Japanese Alps
Nestled in the heart of the Honshu mountains, Takayama’s nickname is “the little Kyoto of the Alps,” and for good reason: its ...
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Hida-Takayama region laying on the charms for wealthy visitors
TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--The red carpet is being rolled out in the Hida-Takayama region this fall to well-heeled foreign visitors. The city’s Hida-Takayama Tourism and Convention Bureau says ...
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What Takayama City Can Tell Us About the Future of Japanese Tourism
The strategy used by the city of Takayama, which has seen a surge of new tourism in the past decade, offers one potential roadmap. In recent years, the Japanese government launched an ambitious ...