That must be beautiful! But cold! I much prefer sightseeing when it’s warmer than that. Which makes me think that fall would be perfect: not too hot, not too cold, and lovely, with the changing leaves!

I grew up in Connecticut, so I went to Sturbridge often as a kid on school trips and such. Maybe that’s where my interest started? And Williamsburg is wonderful as well! I also like Mystic Seaport, which adds the romance of ocean-going ships to the mix .

Agreed. I have very little patience for items in glass cases in museums, but set up this way, so that you can form a real image of life in these houses, I can spend hours.

Definitely worth a visit, and there are other things to see in Takayama too!

Yes, it’s unusual to be allowed to enter the buildings as freely as at this one. Or if you can, it’s only to walk a designated path and the rest is blocked off with ropes, which ruins the view of the rooms.

Yes, especially when the museum is set up this way, where it looks like a real village, rather than just a collection of old houses. It leaves less to the imagination.