Takayama in the Alps
We traveled by “highway” bus to Takayama with a pit stop in Shirakawago, a quaint UNESCO village that was on our must-see list, but our IJ planner neglected to make this a longer stop. When we realized this, it was too late to incorporate it into our itinerary. We tried again to change the plan on the day we traveled but the bus company wouldn’t play. The narrow streets of Takayama’s historic district are lined with wooden merchant’s houses dating…