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Takayama Jinya

4.0

1116 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Hachikenmachi 1-5

Takayama Jinya was where prefectural governors and deputies exercised government since Hida was put under direct control of the Shogunate in 1692. The purpose of direct jurisdiction was access to the abundant timber and underground resources. After the Meiji Restoration, this building was also used as the Takayama prefectural government building. In order to conserve Takayama Jinya, 16 years of repair and reconstruction work were undertaken and were completed in 1996. There were 60 regional headquarters and sub-headquarters nationwide at the end of the Edo period, but the Takayama Jinya is the only building left in existence today. Takayama Jinya has been certified with two stars in the Michelin Green Guide Japan.

Fantastic experience on governor housing. It is very educational and could be boring to some. Enjoy the little garden. Quite a historical moment.
Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall

4.0

621 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Sakuramachi 178

The Takayama Festival is one of Japan’s three great Hikiyama Festivals and registered a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. This hall has a standing exhibit of yatai, the gorgeous floats that are the festival’s main attraction. It’s on the precincts of Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, at the center of the festival action. Four of the 11 yatai used in the fall’s Takayama Festival are on display, and they change them annually in March, July, and November. They also maintain a TV room where you can watch a video of the festival, as well as a reference area with festival paraphernalia and documents. It’s a great way to learn about the festival’s history and happenings in detail.

Interesting exhibition of some of the floats used in April and October. Glad we did it but it only takes 20 minutes to view the floats. You are given headphones which enhances the experience.
Takayama Museum of History and Art

4.0

160 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Kamichinomachi 75

The Takayama Museum of History and Art in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture has a collection of around 75,000 items relating to folk traditions, of which 900 are on permanent display. There are 14 display rooms with exhibits focusing on how the castle town developed and the unique culture of its residents; topics covered by the displays include the Takayama Festival, “machiya” (traditional wooden townhouses), the creation of the castle town, famous writers and artists that had a connection to the Takayama area, and the famous monk and Buddhist statue carver Enku, who also had a close connection with the Hida area. The buildings in which the Museum is located were originally warehouses, built from Japanese Cypress wood, belonging to the Nagata family of merchants; they are highly atmospheric. There is no charge for entry to the Museum.

One of the few attractons open for Covid. I didnt expect much but was greatly surprised at how long I stayed here. I highly recommend. Quite a bit of English.
Takayama Showa Museum

4.5

136 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Shimoichinomachi 6

"Takayama Showakan is an indoor museum with displays that recreate the retro townscape of the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is located near the Yasukawa Intersection along National Route 158, which bisects the entertainment district of the city of Takayama. Aspects of the life and culture of that era are faithfully portrayed, including old-style candy stores and hostess bars. Looking at the actual advertising boards from that era, visitors feel as if they have traveled back in time. Another feature of this museum is that visitors can touch and handle actual artifacts of the period and ride vehicles that are placed along the ""street."" Of course, photography is allowed. Materials concerned with pro wrestling and World War II give visitors a full sense of what life was like back then."

Dont miss this gem if you are in Takayama. It made our little family of 4 step back in time. You can touch objects, enter recreated rooms and shops and get lost in the past for a bit. If you have...
Hida Great Limestone Cave

4.0

156 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Nyukawachouhiyomo 1147

The Hida Great Limestone Cave is located between Hida Takayama and the Okuhida Onsengo. Running a total length of about 800 meters, it is among the greatest tourist limestone caves in Japan. In the cave you can also see a rare form of stalactite known as a helictite, the only known occurrence in Japan. These bizarre looking cave deposits grow in all directions. As well as the limestone cave there is the Ohashi Collection Kan Museum which displays artworks collected by Sotokichi Ohashi, the discoverer of the Hida Great Limestone Cave. About 1,000 pieces of artworks are on display.

This place wasnt really on our itinerary but change of plans gave us free time and glad we did. Reasonably easy to walk through the caves with some stairs and smaller spacers. Museum attached was...
Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine

4.0

168 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Sakuramachi 178

The Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture that is dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area. According to tradition, the origins of the Shrine date back to the reign of the Emperor Nintoku, when Prince Naniwa-neko Takefurukuma no Mikoto, who had come to the area to subjugate an evil monster, prayed for victory at this site. The Shrine is closely associated with the Autumn Festival that is one of the two Takayama Matsuri (Takayama Festivals), the other being the Spring Festival that is associated with the Hie Shrine; the Takayama Matsuri has been designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Some of the “Yatai” (decorated floats) used in the Takayama Matsuri procession are on display in the Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall within the Shrine precincts (the floats on display are rotated), giving visitors the opportunity to view the magnificent decoration, which is a tribute to the skill of Hida region craftsmen, from close to.

This is a very quiet Shinto Temple, easy walk from the station (10-15 minutes) walk. A long the lane leading to the temple are old Japanese house. The temple is free and very nice surrounding. Quiet...
Oku Hida Bear Park

3.5

93 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Okuhidaonsengouhitoegane 2535

Oku Hida Bear Park is located in Okuhida Onsengo Hitoegane. Nearly 100 black bears and brown bears are kept here, and visitors can feed them, take photos, and see bear-themed shows. The “Forest Product Store” sells “bear oil,” “bear power drinks,” stuffed animals, and other bear-themed merchandise.

We visited the bear ranch without reading any reviews prior. It was a vast contrast to the otherwise beautiful nature and experiences of Japan including the Shinhotaka Ropeway in Takayama. We...
Shinhotaka Ropeway

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Takayama-shi, Gifu Prefecture Okuhida Onsenkyo Shin-Hotaka

The Shinhotaka Ropeway is an aerial lift transport system linking Shin-Hotaka Onsen Station with Nishihotakaguchi Station in the Oku-Hida Onsen (Hot Springs) District of Gifu Prefecture. The Ropeway comprises two sections: the No. 1 Ropeway and No. 2 Ropeway. By traveling on both sections in succession, visitors can reach the top of the mountain. The No. 2 Ropeway is the only aerial lift system in Japan to feature double-decker gondolas; passengers can enjoy the sensation of “strolling in the air” at an altitude of over 2,000 meters above sea-level while looking out at the magnificent scenery below. The roof observation deck at the mountain-top Nishihotakaguchi Station offers an almost 360-degree panoramic view of the mountains of Japan’s Northern Alps; this view was awarded two stars in the Michelin Green Guide to Japan.
Yoshijima Heritage House

4.0

99 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Oushinmachi 1-51

This old kominka house was the residence of the Yoshijima sake brewing family for generations. It has been designated a nationally Important Cultural Property. A large ball of cedar twigs hangs from the eaves above the entrance, and a noren curtain at the door has the two stripes of the family crest. The inner hall and entrance hall have a high vaulted ceiling, and the main pillar and other woodwork displays splendid craftsmanship. The interior gives you a real feel of its long history, especially in the drawing room where Toko Shinoda's work is on display.

Almost everybody come to Takayama just for the old town lane, and you will expect the crowds especially at morning and afternoon time. Almost a long queue in the food area and the old houses there...
Hikaru Museum

4.5

85 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Nakayamamachi 175

This museum is in a residential area of Nakayama-machi, Takayama City, bordered by the Kawakami River and National Route 41. Its exterior really stands out. Made of stone, it’s built to look like a Mesoamerican pyramid with a temple atmosphere. It primarily exhibits ancient artifacts and works of art like Japanese paintings, ukiyoe prints, and crafts. There are lots of displays that kids will like, including realistic models of dinosaurs, fossil replicas, and fossils excavated from Hida. Plenty of other items are on display across their expansive site too, which includes a Noh theater and an outdoor exhibition area.

Visit this place for its amazing architecture. As for what is inside the building, the opinion seems to be divided but its a little bit of everything under the sun from dinosaurs to modern art. There...
Takayama Souvenir Shop

4.0

75 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Nishinoisshikimachi 2-180 Takayama Green Hotel

This thoroughly entertaining shop takes the Takayama Festival as its theme. It is in Takayama Green Hotel on National Route 158 south of JR Takayama Station. Boasting more than 7,000 items, they offer the largest selection in the Hida area, and since you can taste many of their products, just browsing is fun. They also offer workshops for activities like making Hida’s famous Sarubobo talismans and preparing salted Japanese rice crackers. Apart from creating your own souvenirs, there are lots of events where kids will be sure to make memories.

高山グリーンホテル併設のお土産ショップです。高山市では一番の品揃え駐車場は無料ゲートはあってもフリー店内のお土産種類は唖然とするほど多い。商品がわかりやすいように展示にも工夫がなされている。一位一刀彫の仏像など飛騨の匠の作品が並んでいます。飛騨のお守りマスコットでもあるサルボボの手作り体験コーナーがあるので、ぜひチャレンジしみるのをオススメします。
Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum

4.0

77 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Takayama-shi Oshinmachi 1-52

This is a beautiful building although sparsely furnished it still gives you a sense of life back in the day. We visited in winter so appreciated how cold these places can get! Wouldnt say this was a...
Michi-no-Eki Nanamori Kiyomi

3.5

35 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Takayama-shi Kiyomicho Makigahora 2145

A roadside station near the Takayama Nishi Interchange on the Chubu Jukan Expressway. It has a restaurant that serves delicious local Hida cuisine, a farmer's market with vegetables picked fresh that morning, and an area that offers casual Hida fare. The Ajisai Nanamori restaurant has a popular Hida beef diced steak meal set with carefully selected Hida beef steak cut into bite-size pieces. It lets guests enjoy the inherent savoriness of the meat. Other meals include their classic Japanese barbecue meal set with Hida beef and a Japanese style meal set with Hida beef and miso and onion grilled on a magnolia leaf.

飛騨高山の中心街から西側、高山西ＩＣの降り口前に、道の駅ななもり清見がありました。駐車場も広く、建物もわりと大きな道の駅です。物産品コーナーをのぞくと、漬物や高山ラーメン、地酒、さるぼぼグッズなどの飛騨の名産品が並んでいました。それ以上に私のハートを射止めたのは、「飛騨牛串焼き」です。高山に来たら、飛騨牛ははずせません。
Takayama City Archives Museum

4.0

66 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Shinmeimachi 4-15

Built in 1895, this historic building was used as the town and city hall until 1968. It’s at the southern end of the Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Building in Sanmachi, Takayama City. You can look out from Ichinomachi to Sannomachi, and the Nakabashi Bridge that spans the Miyagawa River is right before your eyes. The entire building is made of hinoki cypress, and various parts have sliding glass pane doors, which were rare when it was built. This building was state-of-the-art in those days and still maintains its former features. Now it’s a museum that preserves and displays Takayama City’s administrative materials, information about Takayama City history through panel displays and realia from the period.

Well preserved buildings but it was very crowded when we visited and guides were talking over each other. Bit difficult to see the history, but worth a visit.
Takayama-betsuin Shoren-ji Temple

4.0

42 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Teppoumachi 6

Crossing the Miyagawa River from Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, this Otani Shinshu Buddhist temple on National Route 158 has an enormous gate at the end of the approach. The temple was founded in 1253 by Shinran’s disciple Kanenbo Zenshun in Hida’s Shirakawa-go, Naka-go. Takayamabetsuin was moved to its present location by the Warring States Period (1467-1615) warlord Kanamori Nagachika. The highlight on the grounds is the temple’s treasure hall with more than 100 important items related to Shinran and Rennyo on display. The fact that it’s near Takayama City’s main tourist area is a good point, too. They have a paid parking lot that can accommodate large buses, and since the fees are reasonable, many people park there before exploring the city.

A Buddhist temple situated at he start of the Higashiyama walking course. A beauty and well maintained. Nice architectural structures.
Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine

4.0

22 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Ichinomiyamachi 5323

Located an eight-minute walk from JR Hida-Ichinomiya Station, this shrine has been regarded as the emotional foundation for the people of Hida since ancient times as the highest ranking shrine in the old Hida Province. 14 gods are worshipped in addition to “Mitoshi no Okami,” the main god known as “Minashi no Kami,” which has attracted worship as the god of production that controls harvests and yields and settles a strategic water source and transportation route. In addition to first shrine visits for the new year, it bustles with many worshippers for annual festivals such as the Hida Ikibina Festival (Live Doll Festival), and the prefecture-designated intangible cultural heritage “Jindai Odori” (Era of Gods Dance).

飛騨国一宮、水無神社。位山から下りて来てちょうどこの神社の前を通り飛騨中心の高山へ繋がっています。大きい木がありましたが夏の朝、山国の一宮はひっそりとしていました。なお、国道41号の宮峠トンネルが開通し南飛騨の下呂など益田方面行きやすくなりました。
Shishi Hall (Shishi Kaikan)

4.5

40 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Sakuramachi 53-1

The Shishi Hall (Shishi Kaikan) is a museum in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture that is dedicated to Karakuri. Karakuri are mechanically-operated moving human figures and models that are displayed on the floats that parade through Takayama during the Takayama Matsuri (Takayama Festival), one of the “Three Great Festivals of Japan”; they are controlled using strings, springs and clockwork, etc. The Shishi Hall’s “Karakuri Performance,” in which visitors are able to see how expertly the Karakuri are operated, was selected as a one-star item in the Michelin Travel Guide. There is also a display of approximately 300 ceremonial “lion heads” from all over Japan; as the only exhibition of its kind in Japan, this lion-head display has been designated as an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property.

Amazing exhibition of the floats used during processions which are huge and finely decorated. Well worth a visit
Hidatakayama Retro Museum

4.0

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gifu Takayama-shi Shinmeimachi 4-7

We took our three kids (9, 13, 15) here last month and we all had a great time. It was a lot of fun for my husband and I to show our kids many of the games that we played as children and we all loved...
Hida Sannogu Hie Shrine

4.0

25 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Shiroyama 156

Located approximately a 10-minute walk from the red Nakabashi Bridge that spans the Miya River, this shrine dedicated to Oyamakui no Kami sits at the southern foot of Mt. Shiroyama located in the center of the city. It has a long history of praying for the coming of the deity, and is said to have been built in 1141. It is famous for its annual spring Takayama Festival held every year on April 14 and 15. Of a pair of portable shrines made in 1816 that are both important cultural properties of Takayama City, one is housed in the shed of the main shrine, and the other is in the place where a sacred palanquin is enshrined in the Nakabashi rest station.

高山市街地の南東端にある神社で、春の高山祭りはこの神社の例大祭です。春の高山祭りては古い町並みにある一の鳥居から神社までの道路に絢爛豪華な12台の山車が並びます。また、恒例の御巡幸はこの神社からスタートします。今回は御巡幸が出ていって、人混みの減った時に参拝しました。森に囲まれた流石の大きな神社で、大きな楠のご神木や稲荷神社や天満宮もあります。
Utsue Shijuhattaki Falls (Utsue Shijuhattaki Falls Prefectural Nature Park)

4.0

33 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Kokufuchoutsue

The collective term for 13 waterfalls located in a nature park a 15 minute drive from JR Hida-Kokufu Station along Prefectural Route 479. The name of the falls is derived from a local tale known as the “Legend of Yosohachi.” A highly secluded area, visitors can enjoy the sight of the 18.8 meter tall Otaki falls and other waterfalls splashing down rocky walls amidst seasonal scenery. This scenery has been selected in a variety of lists of Japan’s most beautiful locations, including the 100 best examples of natural scenery to preserve in the 21st century, Gifu Prefecture’s 50 most beautiful water areas, and the 33 most beautiful locals to enjoy fall foliage in the Hida-Mino area. There is a campground and hot spring bathhouse nearby, and the stone paved path leading to the falls makes it easy even for families with children to enjoy the gorgeous views.

Wonderful place next to Takayama. Take train to Hida Kokufu station, outside the station take a free bus to the falls. The bus goes up at 10:08 13:38 and 14:40. The bus stop is opposite to a...

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Tucked away in the very center of Japan, Gifu prefecture houses mountains, old towns, and one of Japan’s greatest hot springs, Gero Onsen. A tour of the prefecture’s traditional architecture will take you from the mountain-enveloped wooden streets of Takayama to the mountain village of Shirakawago, where visitors can explore 250-year-old thatched roofed houses known as gassho-zukuri.