Top places to visit in Takayama

• Sanmachi Suji — Historic Old Town

  Heritage · 4.8 rating · about 1.5 h

  Three parallel streets of immaculately preserved Edo-period merchant townhouses make up the Sanmachi Suji district, one of Japan's finest historic preservation zones. Sake breweries display cedar ball (sugidama) advertising beacons,…

• Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato)

  Cultural · 4.7 rating · about 2 h · entry JPY 700

  A 30-hectare open-air architectural museum displaying 30 original farmhouses relocated from the Hida mountain valleys. The structures include magnificent gassho-zukuri (thatched "praying hands" roof) farmhouses up to 450 years old — the…

• Takayama Jinya (Edo Government House)

  Heritage · 4.6 rating · about 1.5 h · entry JPY 440

  The only surviving example of a rural Edo-period government administrative building in Japan, Takayama Jinya was the Shogunate's regional office from 1692 to 1868 — a direct arm of Tokugawa authority in the remote Hida mountains. The…

• Hida Kokubun-ji

  Temple · about 0.5 h

  Takayama's oldest temple, with a three-story pagoda and a 1,200-year-old ginkgo.

• Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine

  Temple · about 0.5 h

  Shrine that stages the autumn Takayama Festival, with the float exhibition hall alongside.

• Miyagawa Morning Market

  Market · about 0.8 h

  Riverside morning market of local produce, pickles, crafts and snacks.

• Higashiyama Walking Course

  Nature · about 1.5 h

  Temple trail winding through Takayama's old eastern hills and shrines.

• Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall

  Museum · about 0.8 h · entry JPY 1,000

  Hall displaying rotating sets of the ornate Takayama Matsuri festival floats.

• Shirakawa-go (Ogimachi)

  Heritage · about 4 h

  UNESCO village of steep gassho-zukuri thatched farmhouses, a classic day trip.

• Nakabashi Bridge

  Cultural · about 0.3 h

  Iconic red lacquered bridge over the Miyagawa River in the old town.

• Hida Takayama Museum of History and Art

  Museum · about 0.8 h

  Free town museum of Takayama history set in restored merchant storehouses.

Things to do

• Hida Folk Village & Morning Jinya Market Tour Cultural · 4 h · from JPY 4,600 per person
• Shirakawa-go Day Tour from Takayama Tour · 8 h · from JPY 7,000 per person
• Hida Beef & Sake Old-Town Tasting Walk Tour · 2.5 h · from JPY 6,000 per person

Day trips and tours

• Hida Folk Village & Sanmachi Suji Full Day Takayama 9 h · from JPY 9,300

Where to stay in Takayama

Hotels

• Ryokan Yamakyu Takayama 4-star · JPY 20,000 to JPY 50,000 per night
• Honjin Hiranoya Kachoan 4-star
• K's House Takayama 2-star
• Spa Hotel Alpina Hida Takayama 3-star

Where to eat

• Mitarashi Dango Stall Sanmachi Japanese, Street Food, Wagashi · about JPY 400 per person
• Kakusho Japanese, Vegetarian, Shojin Ryori · about JPY 3,800 per person
• Center4 Hamburgers Burgers, Western · about JPY 2,000 per person
• Kyoya Japanese, Hida beef · about JPY 2,800 per person
• Sakaguchiya Ramen · about JPY 900 per person
• Takayama Ramen Masago Ramen · about JPY 900 per person

Getting around

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• Walking main way to get around

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