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| Walking down historic street |
Take a
walk down Sannomachi St (Kami Sannomachi) in Takayama’s old town, and
you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back into the Edo Period (1600-1868).
This well-preserved portion of the historic city features traditional
homes, merchant houses, sake breweries, shops and cafes — some of them
have been operating for centuries.
Sake has
long been an area specialty, and many of Takayama’s oldest sake
breweries are congregated along Sannomachi St. Recognizable by the large
globes of cedar branches (called sugidama) hung above the doors, these
traditional breweries often welcome visitors to step in and sample the
iconic Japanese beverage. Strong but yummy!! We stopped at a sake brewery that made kosher sake.
