Sanmachi-dori — Attraction in Takayama

The Sanmachi-dori district in Takoyama was one of our favourite places on our tour of Japan. This heritage area is filled with old, interesting, wooden shops that have unique, hand make items for sale. They have small doors with banners hanging over them that you must bow under to go in. It is difficult to know what you will see inside unless you can read Japanese. You can be quite surprised with what you might find if you look!

We found a wonderful paper craft store with handmade goods, just by taking a chance and ducking in. The shopkeepers inside were lovely and we felt that we were stepping back in time. The sake shop is also excellent and we tasted sake and had the brewer explain how they make it. Another shop was filled with adorable, stuffed animal, lucky cats and cute souvenirs. There was also a wonderful restaurant that we had lunch in.

This is definitely an area that we would come back to and spend all day here! I have left numerous individual reviews of this fantastic area that we visited. We were even lucky enough to see vintage cars driving in the neighborhood for a car show! A very...

Sanmachi-dori is like stepping into a time machine—in the best way. Very laid back feel as you walk along the row of old private houses that has since been converted into small business shops selling local products. The old wooden buildings, tiny shops, and sake breweries give the whole street a cozy, nostalgic vibe. It’s super chill just wandering around, grabbing a snack, and soaking up the old-town atmosphere. A must if you’re into traditional Japan...

Many people went there during golden week. It was a nice place with the history architecture of Japan. There are many shops and restaurants along the road. If you visited Hida City don’t miss the opportunity for visiting...