Today was my fist trip on a shinkansen. Quite fast these things. I especially like how they tilt to take corners at speed. Some impressive angles going on there.
At Nagoya I had to switch to a different train. This one was called the "Wide View Hida" and is designed to give the best view through its huge windows. The route to Takayama essentially requires this; beautiful rivers, mountains, forests and villages passed by on the way there.
Upon arrival at Takayama I dumped my gear in the hostel and set off to have a look around knowing that I didn't have too much time here as I am only staying one night.
First off was the nearby old government building. Classic Japanese architecture that had the Tenchi Muyo theme tune stuck in my head for hours. I'm glad I like that tune...
Afterwards I wandered around the old area of town before going to a ramen shop for dinner. I'm pretty much resigned to the waiters/waitresses speaking English now, and just jabber away in Japanese anyway. They tend to be happy enough switching.
Due to my continued inabilty to read more than 40 or so kanji I have no idea what is going on with these guys. All I know is that painting of them were on the wall in the restaurant. Curious limb proportions.
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