- Visit the Gassho style houses at Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO world heritage site
- Taste and shop for traditional buckwheat noodles at Soba-no-Sato
- Spend a morning by Biwa-ko, Japan's largest freshwater lake
- Enjoy the greenery, hills, and pond at Kenrokuen Garden
- One way bus travel from Takayama to Kyoto, Umeda, or Namba