Nishiokas house, priest's residence from NW Hida province, Hida Folk Village, Takayama, Honshu, Japan

Nishiokas house, a traditional thatched building and a rice field at Hida Folk Village, Hida No Sato, Takayama, Honshu, Japan, Asia

A hostess dressed in a kimono at the Yatsusankan ryokan in Hida Furukawa, Gifu Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

A shop selling fruit, vegetables and flowers in Hida Furukawa, Gifu Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

The Enkouji Temple and traditonal houses along the Setogawa Canal in Hida Furukawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Asia

Bright orange acer leaves next to a bell and the wooden roof of the Hida Kakubun-ji Pagoda in Takayama, Japan, Asia

Colourful Japanese fabrics for sale at the Hida Takayama Miyagawa morning market in Takayama, Japan, Asia

Autumn foliage and traditonal thatched buildings around a lake at Hida Folk Village, Hida No Sato, Takayama, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional old Japanese houses on White Walled Storehouse Street along the carp filled Setogawa Canal in Hida Furukawa, Gifu Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional shoes with wooden sole and colourful straps, Sanmachi, Takayama, Hida District, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional sake bottle with assorted glasses, sake brewery, historical centre, Sanmachi, Takayama, Hida district, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Close up of traditional wish and fate papers tied up on line, Hida Kobubun ji temple, Takayama, Hida District, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional house with thick thatch roof, Hida Folk Village, Hida No Sato, Takayama, Hida district, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Wakayamas farm house from Shokawa village, dating from 1751, Hida Folk Village, Takayama, island of Honshu, Japan, Asia

Backlit Shinto torii with traditional house beyond, Hida Folk Village, Hida No Sato, Takayama, Hida district, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, Japan