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Takayama is a picturesque mountain town that's beautiful to visit all year round!

Sit back, relax, and let us take you on a journey through the most scenic train rides Japan has to offer.

This video, taken in the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama showing the snow-caped mountains and thatched roofs, is enough to make anyone pack their bags and head to Gifu Prefecture.

Take the new Hokuriku Shinkansen to visit the splendidly preserved, Michelin three-starred Gokayama village in Toyama Prefecture. If you want to get away from it all and be surrounded by nature and heritage, Gokayama is for you.

Japan is one of the best travel destinations on the planet. Here’s why.

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First I traveled from Nagoya Station to Takayama via JR Ltd. Express Hida (Wide View).

Once used for salad bowls and decorative plates, lacquerware has found a new shape to wrap its sleek exterior around—iPhones.