Ryokan with private onsen need 3k ++

Haha, rather be gay then

I am kinda worried that PRC tourists will sapu all the ryokan and hotel even for October dates Their purchasing power is really amazing.

Too bad don’t take beef, read the hida is similar quality to Kobe beef

Got restaurants to recommend in Takayama?
Planning to go both hida folk village and shirakawago

Hida furukawa worth going? Pretty small town

If did't eat beef at Takayama really hard man!! All the famous snack are related to beef. Even the local specialty Beef Sushi.
Beef skewer, Beef Bun, Beef Sushi, Grilled Beef.....But I only got 2 restraurant in my list which got serve non beef.

1) Juraku 寿乐久 ....Got Pork (豚）Tontaksu set & Tempura Prawn （海老）set. Each Set Cost 3200 Yen but very high quality and standard.
77-3 Kamininomachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0845, Japan

2) Kikyou-ya....60 years Old Ramen Restaurant. 750 - 1500 Yen. Shop Signature Ramen Dish (Takayama Ramen) 750 Yen <<More towards Chinese Cuisine style
3 Chome-58 Honmachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0011, Japan

3) Bonus!! West side of Takayama Station 15 minute walk got Takayama Only Starbuck & Mcdonalds

Quoted above. You can go to the soba/udon place. I rmb seeing sushi and ramen place all quite decently rated and recommended by my hotel but i didnt try any since we focus on the beef place.

Hida furukawa, yes small town but only 15mins away by train. You see google, then you decide lo. I think if you have too much time can go jalan abit. But if no time, you wont miss anything.

Nice 15mins train ride too.

boss for takayama.

Which makan place you recommend for snack/lunch?

Dinner is at Ryokan.

Beef Sushi & Beef Bun as Snack

You can try Juraku for Lunch.

Searched for Juraku, looks good!

Beef sushi , which store do you recommend?

All using Hida beef, taste very similar, any beef sushi will do. The famous one was at Old street "Hida Kotte Ushi".
I been takayama so many times, try once only because taste no big difference from other, even google rating 3.5 also taste very nice. But if you go Takayama only once, then Hida Kotte Ushi will be your insta spot.

If that day Juraku closed. You can try Ginputei 銀風亭 as alternative.

Juraku & Ginputei are my Takayama highest ranking restaurant


This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jan 10 2023, 11:23 AM

ok nice! tq for the info.

going in March.

any other recommendations but for Nagoya?
things that usually tourists dont eat.

Nagoya local likes to eat everything with thick miso paste.

Things that usually tourists dont eat:
Beef intestine with thick Miso
Pasta with thick Miso
Chicken Sashimi dip into miso
Miso Oden
Tonkatsu with thick Miso (still acceptable)
Ramen with Thick Miso soup (still acceptable)

i had mine in ueda, to be exact bessho onsen

private onsen in room

ryokan style

1.4k / night no dinner included but got breakfast

This post has been edited by sadukarzz: Jan 10 2023, 01:14 PM

Thanks bro, I’ll try those if have chance
actually I saved Ginputei but it’s a Kaiseki restaurant, kids allowed? Still considering cos don’t know what to expect to eat in kaiseki place

By the way, below is my itinerary:
4 nights Tokyo
1 night Nagano - snow monkey
2 nights Toyama - tateyama
4 nights Takayama - Shirakawago and Kamikochi (2 different days)
5 nights Osaka - 2 days Osaka, 2 days Kyoto, half day trip to Himeji castle
4 nights Tokyo - lake kawaguchiko, Disneyland

Thanks sis

I saved the soba place Liao

Ginputei are not kaiseiki restaurant. It very similar to Juraku. Selling set lunch around 2500-4000 per set. It got sell Tonkatsu set.

Is e-hailing service available in Kawaguchiko area?

understand that by bus unable to reach Fujiten Ski Resort...not self driving...any other option ka

This post has been edited by kimojideska: Jan 11 2023, 05:27 PM

Japan e hailing price no difference compare to Taxi. Kawaguchiko station sure got taxi standby.
That distant easily will cost you 5000-6000 Yen

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jan 11 2023, 07:02 PM

Like that no issues, can go try

Which would you pick for autumn season: Kamikochi hiking or Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route?

Starting from Toyama Station and taking the route till Kurobe dam or Ogizawa takes about 8 hours.
Do I have to backtrack to return to Toyama Station or there is an alternative (quicker and cheaper) route? Or just go halfway and back-track? Which one makes more sense for a day trip from Toyama? Thank you

This post has been edited by Human Nature: Jan 12 2023, 12:04 AM

If you got the budget to spend then Tateyama Alpine Route. From Toyama Dentetsu Station >Ogizawa > Matsumoto Station cost 14000 Yen. Even you backtrack back to Toyama also 13000 Yen
I been 4 Season of Alpine Route, Spring is the best (Snow wall) but also most crowded. Autumn season 2nd, if your timing is right, you can see full of red & yellow colour tree. 3rd will be Winter, Nov before it closed, if you lucky, sometimes Nov also can get full thick snow + less people. Summer at last, very crowded because alot Tokyo people come here to cold down, full of flower specially Ice wall section become flower field.

Kamikochi hiking avoid summer, same reason as Alpine Route. Autumn are the best season, cold but not so cold but autumn in Nagano area, weather very unpredictable.

If you didnt go Swiss before, like less crowd, spend less money also can get very beautiful scenery then Kamikochi.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jan 12 2023, 12:15 AM