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  • Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall
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    4.0
    621 Reviews
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    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.

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  • Takayama Museum of History and Art
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    4.0
    160 Reviews
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    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.

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  • Takayama Showa Museum
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    4.5
    136 Reviews
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    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...

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  • Hikaru Museum
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    4.5
    85 Reviews
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    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...

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  • Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum
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    4.0
    77 Reviews
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    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...

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  • Shishi Hall (Shishi Kaikan)
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    4.5
    40 Reviews
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    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

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  • Utsue Shijuhattaki Falls (Utsue Shijuhattaki Falls Prefectural Nature Park)
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    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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  • Hida no Sato
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Kamiokamotomachi 1-590
    This facility is located close to the Hida no Sato bus stop, about a 10-minute ride on the Sarubobo Bus from JR Takayama Station. This open air museum consists of Hida no Sato, a removed and restored old valuable kominka (old house) with a gassho (large thatched roof) style, and its sister facility Folk Village. In the museum, there are 30 kominka, representative of Hida, and they form the landscape of an old agricultural mountain village. Each kominka exhibits old everyday tools, and there are demonstrations of straw craft and Hida quilted clothes. Sangaku Museum in the Folk Village displays historical materials of mountain climbing, and plant and animal specimens.
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  • Art & Festa Forest in TAKAYAMA
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Chishimamachi 1111
    This museum dedicated to the Takayama Festival is located a 20-minute drive from Takayama Nishi Interchange on the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway. The museum’s underground dome, which was created by excavating the mountain’s slope, houses a number of exhibits. These include the Heisei Yatai, eight festival floats created from scratch for the first time in 150 years, and interactive marionette exhibit, and the world’s largest taiko drum. Once a year in spring, all of the festival floats are set up in the parking lot, where visitors can enjoy marionette shows performed atop the floats, taiko drum performances, and more. The adjacent Insect Collection of the World features exhibits including specimen of insects from around the world including Japanese Luehdorfia butterflies.

    他の方も大体そうかと思いますが、バスツアー利用で食事です。 飛騨牛が美味しいのは流石です。 自身の参加ではなかったですが、飛騨牛の食べ放題利用とかもあるようです。 お肉だけではなく、お米も美味しかったのが印象的です。

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  • Fujii Art Museum
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kamisannomachi 69
    The characteristic heavy facade of this museum of folk art is modeled after the gate of the second wall of Takayama Castle. The museum houses a collection of approximately 2,500 pieces of antiques and folk art amassed over 70 years by Takayama's resident doctor, Tadaichi Fujii. The building in which the collection is displayed is a clay structure built over five years using all cypress wood in the Edoman style. The building has walls that are nearly one meter thick. The wide-ranging collection contains, among other things, Kyoho dolls made over 270 years ago, hanging scrolls by Yokoyama Taikan and Ikkyu, and Kutani and Imari ware.

    高山の古い町並・上三之町にある。医師・藤井糺一が収集した古美術品・古民芸品などを展示。入館料700円。展示室内撮影不可。入口の門は高山城二の丸の登城門を総檜造りで復元したもの。土蔵を改修した3層の展示室には、陶器、漆器、家具、書、人形、着物、武具などが所狭しと並んでいるが高山ならではというものはない。「高山の美術民芸」館ではなく、「高山にある」美術民芸館である。

  • Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Nishinoisshikimachi 3-829-4
    This teddy bear museum themed on the environment is about an eight-minute drive from JR Takayama Station. The museum is in a restored gassho (large thatched roof) style kominka (old house) built over 180 years ago, and has 1,000 teddy bears waiting to greet you. You can also take commemorative photos together with historic valuable bears and works by famous international and Japanese artists. In the adjacent Little Bear Cafe, you can enjoy meals, and also parfaits and handmade cakes made using local ingredients that are as organic as possible. The inside of the shop is lined with original bears, bears from around the world, and variety goods.
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  • Kurumijima Camping Ground
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi

    キャンプ場は他にもいくつも利用しましたが、ここは最高です！ 特にコテイージがいい、夏の夜でも寒いくらいです、暖房設備があります、 管理人さんも最高にイイ感じです、

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  • Kurumi Onsen & Camp
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Asahichoukurumijima 8
    A hot spring inn and campground facing the Akigami River. The inn has four Japanese style rooms either six or 10 tatami mats in size, and here guests can relax surrounded by the great outdoors. The facility’s rock-enclosed bathing area is constantly replenished “kakenagashi” style from a hot spring source, and the inn offers non-meal overnight plans as well. The bathhouse can also be used by non-guests for a day trip bathing experience on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and during the Golden Week and Bon Festival holidays. Campers can camp in the campground area where and when they like and enjoy a variety of leisure activities such as amago trout fishing and edible wild plants picking. For families with children, bug hunting is particularly popular here.

    柴犬とのソロキャンプで伺いました。犬同伴で焚き火ができる静かなところ！で探して、ソロなので機材を最小にしたい！ということで今回はバンガロープラスお手軽キャンプセットでお世話になりました。1人でもOKのバンガローは清潔な絨毯敷きのコンパクトなお部屋で照明と電源付きで快適、夜に雨が強い時間がありましたが、バンガローに避難？できてホントに助かりました。お手軽キャンプセットはなにからなにまで揃えてくださり...

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  • Hida Earth Wisdom Center
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Chishimamachi 900-1
    This general purpose facility is in Chishima-machi, Takayama City. There are two multi-purpose halls: the Hida Convention Hall can hold up to 2,000 visitors, and the Hida Geijutsudo has seating for 500. The Shokuyu-kan has meeting rooms and a restaurant, and Museum Hida displays Hida-made furniture and more. At the Welcome Plaza, there is a 16-meter-wide panorama picture of Hida, and a cell animation table displaying a cell from Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom).
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  • Okuhida Onsenkyo Auto Camping Ground
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Okuhidaonsengotagoroke 11-1
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  • Little Village Birth
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Honmachi 4-65-3
    This Hawaiian bar is located along Honmachi-dori Avenue in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. In the tropical atmosphere of the bar, you can enjoy Hawaiian-inspired dishes such as loco moco and garlic shrimp, as well as craft beer, Kona beer, and cocktails. Non-alcoholic cocktails are also available for those who cannot drink.
  • Higashiyama Walking Course
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    Gifu Takayama-shi
    Higashiyama-dera-machi is a 5.5 km promenade that connects Higashiyama-dera-machi with the quiet atmosphere and the ruins of Takayama Castle. The paths and slopes are connected by traditional paths, and visitors can enjoy the seasonal scenery, the quiet atmosphere of the temples and shrines, and the harmony of tasteful private homes along this quiet promenade.
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  • Highland Art Gallery Hida-no-Kaze
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Okuhida Onsenkyo Shinhodaka
    An art gallery in Shirakabadaira Station that's connected to the Shinhotaka Ropeway, the only two-story ropeway in Japan. It showcases paintings, photos, crafts, and more with a theme of Hida's environment and natural features. Exhibits other than their special exhibitions are free of charge, so anyone can drop by while using the Shinhotaka Ropeway. The work on display is inspired by the natural beauty of Hida and the Northern Alps. The gallery space is also available for rent.
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  • Hiwada-kogen Lodge & Campsite
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Takanemachi Tomenohara 1742-1
    A lodge and campground on the Hiwada Highland with a view of Mt. Norikura and other Northern Alps peaks, as well as Mt. Ontake to the south. In addition to European style cottages, they have car camping sites you can pull into, an indoor tennis court, and more. The Center Lodge in the middle of the campground has guest rooms and a public bath that those staying at the lodge or cottages can use for free. Its 1,300-meter highland location with comfortable midsummer temperatures of around 25 degrees centigrade is perfect for sports practice.
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  • Sakurano Park
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kokufucho Hirosemachi 510-1
    This park is one of the Hida region's best-known cherry blossom viewing spots. It's said to have gotten its start with the transplanting of 500 saplings of seven cherry varieties grown at Mt. Yoshino in the late Nanbokucho period. Meiji period development and heavy rains during the Heisei period saw its area reduced. Today about 300 Yoshino and double weeping rosebud cherry trees line 600 meters of the Miyagawa River. They are lit up at night during the mid-April full bloom period, creating a marvelous atmosphere. It has been selected as one of the 33 Best Places to View Cherry Blossom in the Hida-Mino region.
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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.

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