Explore and Travel Takayama

Takayama is a city in Japan's mountainous Gifu Prefecture. The narrow streets of its Sanmachi Suji historic district are lined with wooden merchants’ houses dating to the Edo Period, along with many small museums. The city is famed for its biannual Takayama Festival, going back to at least the mid-1600s, celebrating spring and fall with parades featuring ornate, gilded floats and puppet shows.

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Takayama Jinya

The Takayama Jin'ya is a surviving Edo period jin'ya which served as the Daikansho for

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Hida Kokubunji Temple

Hida Kokubun-ji is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Sowamachi neighborhood of the

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Miyagawa Morning Market

The Miyagawa Morning Market, known as "Miyagawa Asaichi" in Japanese, is a bustling and

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Takayama Festivals

The Takayama Festivals in Takayama in Japan started in the 16th to 17th century. The

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Shinhotaka Ropeway

The Shinhotaka Ropeway is an aerial lift system in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and

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Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine

Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, often referred to as Sakurayama Hachimangu or Sakurayama

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Kamikochi

Kamikochi is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the

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Shiroyama Park

Shiroyama Park is a public park located in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In 1873, the

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Takayama Ouan

Welcome to Takayama Ouan. Very well located, just 5 minutes walk from Takayama station.

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Hida-Furukawa Station

Hida-Furukawa Station is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Hida,

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Gujo

Gujo is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 February 2019, the city had an estimated

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