Takayama Hoba Miso Guide: Where to Eat & How to Buy
Takayama hoba miso guide: what it is, where to eat the Hida beef version, and how to buy a kit at Kusakabe Miso Shoyu Jozo or the morning markets.
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Takayama is a beautifully preserved Edo-period merchant town in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The Sanmachi Suji historic district, morning Jinya-mae and Miyagawa markets, and the world-famous Takayama and Furukawa festivals make it one of Japan's most rewarding inland destinations.
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