Thursday, April 14th: Sanno Matsuri
Breakfast at Yatsusan is almost as amazing as dinner was. It is huge, and has many small servings of interesting things. The staff knew we wanted to see the Takayama Matsuri, so they left us a printed schedule of trains to Takayama.
Sanno Matsuri in Takayama was fascinating. Not as big and noisy as Aomori's festivals, but the floats are masterpiece works of art and antiquity. We saw marionette shows from some of the floats in the late morning, and then shopped Kami San Machi. We had a fabulous Hida beef dinner at [where?] and then caught the night parade of floats and lights before heading back to Hida-Furukawa for another hot bath and relaxing night at Yatsusan Ryokan.
Sanno Matsuri in Takayama was fascinating. Not as big and noisy as Aomori's festivals, but the floats are masterpiece works of art and antiquity. We saw marionette shows from some of the floats in the late morning, and then shopped Kami San Machi. We had a fabulous Hida beef dinner at [where?] and then caught the night parade of floats and lights before heading back to Hida-Furukawa for another hot bath and relaxing night at Yatsusan Ryokan.
