Man alive, the number of whiteys in this city. Big Obon festival tomorrow in the city I was going to (heck, most cities in the country), so in Takayama I stay. Not killing myself going up crazy steepness to sleep in my tent, no sir. Take a bus to 2.7 kms above sea level. I MAY do the aditional hike to a mountaintop temple nearby, buT we'll see if my legs have recovered by then. May just do the alpine flower walj instead.

Weather dramatically improved. Time to explore!