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Two morning markets are held in Takayama daily, the Jinya-mae and the Miyagawa market held along the Miyagawa River in the old part of town. They started in the Edo period and sell everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to pickles, fish, flowers and crafts. You can sample most of the food too, which [...] Written by mellie on June 8th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, markets, Takayama |  14 comments |  Print This Post |  Email This Post
There was a real carnival atmosphere on the streets of Takayama, with many stall fronts offering a myriad of food for hungry festival-goers. It was an interesting mix of the traditional and the not-so-traditional (as this post will capture). I always find fascinating what people eat during celebrations.
These conch [...] Written by mellie on June 6th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, street food, Takayama | 3 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm Here are the pics and thoughts from our last dinner at Sosuke – what a way to go out! Crisp vegetable tempura; shitake, yam, shiso, kabocha (pumpkin) and potato. A little patty cake foil contained a seasoned salt, which I liberally sprinkled over my veggies. The shiso especially was [...] Written by mellie on May 18th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, ryokan, Sosuke, Takayama | 2 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm
Dinner on the second night was just as fantastic as the first. This local river fish had been smoked and salted, and I just about picked the bones clean it was so moreish (we had seen these cooking on a walk around the market earlier that [...] Written by mellie on May 17th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, ryokan, Sosuke, Takayama |  Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm Just like the breakfasts written about previously, the dinners at Sosuke Minshuku were just as impressive. The theme of traditional home style dining prevailed, and we were able to sample further specialities of the region including Hida beef and yomogi udon. We were also treated to a little something [...] Written by mellie on May 14th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, ryokan, Sosuke, Takayama | One comment | Print This Post | Email This Post |
  
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