Shinhotaka Onsen; Higaku no Yu

I was traveling alone, taking the first bus from Takayama Bus Terminal on the Nohi Bus. If you're taking the bus, remember to arrive at the bus terminal early; on a good day, there will be many tourists. If there are too many passengers at the terminal, another bus will run. You might have to take the next one. The bus ride takes about 1.5 hours. Since it's a bus trip, you need to buy two tickets. The first is a fairly standard cable car ride, and the second is a double-decker cable car that goes over a crane and sways back and forth, which is quite thrilling. Once you reach the summit, you can see the entire mountain range, which is very refreshing. Because it was mid-to-late May, there was still some snow, and even the nearby trails had snow to walk on. You can explore the nearby trails, but just be careful to make sure the cable car departure times match the bus departure times.