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Tokyo-Matsumoto Castle-Takayama (same day) then to Kanazawa

newtraveller
newtraveller
about 6 years ago
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Hi there
this is our first trip to Japan and I am wondering if it is possible to see Matsumoto Castle and then travel to Takayama to do visit the Hida Folk Village and see other sights before travelling to Kanazawa.

Would this be too rush or would it be better if we were to stay a night in Matsumoto and one night in Takayama.

Can you also let me know how much will it cost and the time for the train to these places. I would like to take the Azusa Express.

Kind Regards
Betty

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Daniel-san
18828 posts
about 6 years ago
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Hi Betty,

I think this would be too much. While Kanazawa, Matsumoto and Takayama may look close on the map. There's a couple hours travel between all of them, because there are whole mountain ranges between them of the Japanese Alps. I would definitely recommend 1-2 nights stay-over along the route.

You can use the JR Pass Fare Calculator to find an approximate ticket cost of a single route or even your full itinerary.

Kind regards,
Daniel


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