SANMACHI SUJI

This name designates the district of the old city, with its streets made up of old merchants' houses. There are actually three streets: number 1, 2 and 3 (Ichi-no-machi, Nino-machi and San-no-machi). Most of the buildings date from the beginning of the ^17th century. Pottery filled with locally made sake is sold there: Takayama is known for its distilleries. In some private houses, there are museums. It is a very pleasant district to stroll from store to store and take pictures in these very photogenic streets.