Mom & Dad Visit: Day 5

Day 5 started out with a "yummy" Japanese breakfast. Is it bad when you are excited about salad the most? We got cleaned up and checked out the morning markets in Takayama.

Takayama is a cute little town. It is famous for it's old style buildings and relaxed atmosphere. We browsed, we ate, we shopped.

After shopping, we found a Humburger shop for lunch. They were pretty quiet, but still delicious.

In the afternoon we took a short bus ride to Hida no Sato or the Hida Folk Village. Gifu prefecture moved about 30 old style homes from all over the prefecture to one village area. It showed the construction and the life style of the era. There was a lot of English signage and it was very interesting. We spent about 3 hours wandering in and out of all of the buildings.

After the village, we headed back to the ryokan for nap time and dinner. We set our alarms for 3:45 am that night to watch the US vs. Japan women's World Cup final. We were also headed home the next day. Only one more night before they leave. Mom and Dad's trip just flew by because we were so busy every day. Lots of public transportation and sightseeing!