Hida Furukawa: On Our Own. Like Takayama, Hida Furukawa is a relatively small rural town in the Northern Japanese Alps. It served as our home base for exploring the Hida-Takayama area and enjoying the historic ryokan, Yatsusan-kan. For our local explorations of Hida, we started the day leisurely (as usual, when we’re on our own) … More Hida Furukawa