Takayama Spring Festival

Hi there,

The nearest cities with connections for Takayama are Nagoya and Kanazawa. Of the two choices, Nagoya will have more accommodation options, but Kanazawa is a nice city to visit in it's own right. You can also take a look at Toyama.

The Takayama spring festival runs over 2 days (14th and 15th of April). To enjoy the entire festival, you should aim to be in Takayama for around 9:30am each day.

Here are some rail options for you from Nagoya, Kanazawa and Toyama:

• From Nagoya (dept 7:45am, arrive 10:00am)
• From Kanazawa (dept 7:10am, arrive 9:35am)
• From Toyama (dept 8:00am, arrive 9:35am)

Please note that these trains are likely to be busy, so I recommend reserving seats as soon as you arrive in Japan.

You can look up train timetables and costs for most of these legs at the Hyperdia travel planning website and learn how to use Hyperdia for Japan Rail Pass holders through our video blog.

Hope this helps!