We got up early, packed up our cases and headed back to Takayama station. There are only four Hida Limited express trains out of Takayama each day and the first is shortly after half 9. It was a busy train, but we still managed to get seats quite easily. We took the hida train to Nagoya. Although I had enjoyed all of the journeys to this point, this journey did make me feel a little sick as the train moved so much. Once at Nagoya, we changed trains and were at Kyoto in just over half an hour.

Packing up our case, we headed to the Omisch Fish market. We were able to jump off the JR bus right outside and wheel our cases round with us. The market was bigger, more extensive and full of more locals than the fish market in Tokyo. It was also full of Kanazawa’s famous crab, at nearly every stall. Unfortunately, many of the stalls said no photography which is shame - I love to see and photograph markets in places I visit as it gives a real insight into the food and culture.

Following another amazing breakfast (some sort of eggy French toast with syrup and cinnamon, chicken broth/chowder, potato/veg stew with cheese on top) at our accommodation which apparently changes on a daily basis, we checked out and got the bus back down to Odawara station. Our next stop is Kanazawa and there are a couple of routes to take which will come up as options on google maps or apple maps. Often, the first option is via Tokyo. We didn’t want to take this route as we knew that…