The quickest way to avoid a crowd is to go up a mountain. This seems to be true in Japan, where the tourist season, although running thin now, is a bit robust for us, who are used to 3rd world tourism. Read: sparse with loads of space. In Takayama, we ditched the crowds around the city center’s old Edo buildings in favor of exploring the foothills. As you will see, blessed we were.
TASTY TRAVEL TITBITS 