Hida Takayama has been a center of woodworking for over 1,300 years — and on this private full-day tour, you discover why. Travel by car with your English-speaking guide to five places that tell the story: the private workshops of master artisans where you can handle the tools yourself, a museum dedicated to Hida's woodworking heritage, a traditional wooden building still standing today, the shops of working craftspeople, and the forests and timber yards where it all begins. Lunch is included. By the end of the day, you'll understand why furniture made in this small mountain town is collected around the world.