Three North American tourists enjoying a series of onsen-oriented hotels on our way to Nagoya, Takayama Green Hotel was a very nice mix of traditional and technological. This hotel is closely located to the JR station, perhaps at most a 10 minute walk if you are smothered in luggage, and the bus station located nearby gives you an excellent coverage of the city as well. After days of babysitting by tour guides, this was a hotel and city we were able to enjoy on our own - and if anything, we enjoyed the hotel so much it was probably unfair to the city. Nonetheless, the hotel's closeness to the bus station made touring the city easy and enjoyable, despite the grueling summer heat. A huge attraction in the hotel itself is the souvenir shop. This store is open for most of the day, is very large and well-designed, and is stacked with all sorts of gifts, though mostly edible gifts, with competitive prices. And since I started the review talking about the onsen-orientation of our trip, the onsens here are also exquisite. There is a large open-to-the-public onsen on the ground floor and a smaller, very fashionable and relaxing onsen located for hotel guests. Both onsens were very good and recommendable, though I personally had a preference for the hotel-specific onsen. All areas have excellent bathing areas and due to our frequent visits we didn't even use the bathing options present in our hotel room. Food options available are excellent. You can get some special meats at dinner if you have the card for that meat. With or without those special offers, the food is mostly buffet style and the sheer choice and quality are both tremendously good. It was also the first time that we were able to try Natto, fermented soy beans that you mix (very thoroughly) into rice. Between the three of us North Americans, overall impression was poor to middling, but it definitely was an experience that we won't forget! A nice quirk of the hotel is its signage - there are small machines that project the signs via light onto the floor in multiple languages. This could be an issue if you're in a hurry, but why would somebody checked into this onsen-providing hotel be in a hurry?