Experience / Training / Vehicle Spots in Takayama Area

  • Oku Hida Bear Park
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    3.5
    93 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    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
    Travel / Tourism
    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.
  • Hidatakayama Retro Museum
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    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...

  • Mukashi-banashi no Sato
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Okuhida Onsenkyo Fukuchi Onsen 110
    This area replicates traditional rural Japan replete with antique Japanese houses. It's about an hour drive from the Takayama Interchange on the Chubu Jukan Expressway. The central communal hot spring bath Isurugi no Yu has a traditional hearth and serves refreshments like goheimochi rice cakes, ice cream, and mousse. It has men's and women's indoor and outdoor bathing facilities and is known for its old-school Japanese ambiance. They also host Okuhida Onsenkyo's oldest morning market. The adjacent Fukuji Fossil Museum has displays of fossils excavated from Fukuchi Onsen that show the area was once at the bottom of the sea.

    平日の午後に1人で伺いました。バス停から歩いて数分の場所にあります。囲炉裏を囲んで座れる雰囲気のある建物です。五平もちは200円、20分ほど囲炉裏で炙れば出来上がりです。近くの宿の草円がオーナーとのこと。

  • Gokurakusha Tourist Rickshaws
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Wakatatsumachi 1-31
    This veteran business has offered a tourist rickshaw service for over 40 years since 1970. They have rickshaw stands at the Kamisannomachi and Yanagibashi intersection and in front of Takayama Jinya's morning market. Climb on, relax, and watch the historic townscape of Takayama roll by. There are three options for each of their courses. You can also customize your course on request, and if you book in advance, they'll pick up from an accessible spot of your choice like your hotel or a station.

    高山市内を人力車で案内していくれる。15.30.60分とコース選択ができるが、古い町並みを回るなら30分コースがお勧めだそう。要所要所で詳しい説明を挟みながら、写真撮影も行ってくれます。おすすめのお店などの情報も頂きつつ、あっという間の30分だった。やっぱりガイドして貰えると充実した観光になるなざと改めて思った。車夫の方スタッフの方親切で親しみやすくて、利用した甲斐がありました。プラスわんこ連れで...

  • Palmetto Orchard
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Takayama-shi Kiyomicho Fukuyori
    This orchard is located a 20-minute drive from the center of Hida Takayama. It is surrounded by fresh air and water uses absolutely no agrochemicals, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, or pesticides so that guests can safely enjoy blueberry picking. There are 22 types of blueberries that are usually harvested in the season from early July to mid-August. Because the flavor and size differ depending on the variety, it is fun to look for your favorite kind of blueberry. It is also great because it has a full range of services such as hats, fan, insect repellent spray and sunscreen. You can enjoy yourself without a time limit and eat all you can by just paying the admission fee.
  • Goshikigahara Forest
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Nyukawacho Kute 471-3
    A forested area at the southern end of Chubu-Sangaku National Park, a mountain park that covers the entire Northern Alps, this vast area of approximately 3,000 hectares offers a variety of Japan's representative natural scenery. The tour period is from the end of May to the end of October (subject to change due to snowmelt, snowfall, etc.). Reservations must be made at least 10 days in advance.
  • Hida Takayama Crafts Experience Center
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Kamiokamotomachi 1-436
    This facility located close to the Hidanosato bus stop, is about a 10-minute ride on the Sarubobo Bus from JR Takayama Station, and is where you can easily enjoy various different experiences. You can easily make Hida folk crafts such as Sarubobo (monkey dolls) and Fuku-usagi (fortune rabbits) with kits that have the parts prepared in advance. The “hand-grilled senbei” course, where you can grill senbei (rice crackers) with a salt or tamari soy sauce flavor in a kiln, is popular with children. No reservations are required, so visitors can participate in the order they apply on the day. The wait is generally from 15 to 60 minutes. Groups of 10 or more can also rent out a kominka (old house) (reservation required).
  • Dream Factory Hida
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Sakuramachi 52
    This experiential facility for making senbei rice crackers is a walk from JR Takayama Line’s Takayama Station toward Hachiman Shrine in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. There are a wide variety of flavors to choose from, including tamari (thicker soy sauce often made without wheat), sesame, spicy and salt. You can make senbei with different shapes, from standard round ones to those with unique shapes like hearts. The finished senbei are evaluated and bagged to be taken home. There are three courses, each with a different number of senbei you can make, so you can choose the one that matches your confidence and time.
  • Hidatakayama Machi no Experience Community Center
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Kamiichinomachi 35-1
  • Shinhodaka Dai 2 Ropeway
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    4.0
    22 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi

    ロープウエイの中継駅。足湯だけでなく露天風呂まである。ただロープウエイを1本待って過ごすほどの場所でもなさそう。

  • Aji no Yado Kawase
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Gifu Takayama-shi Nyukawacho Dayoshi 232
  • Kariyasubokujo
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Ichinomiyamachi 7846-1
  • Shijuhachitaki Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Takayama-shi Kokufucho Utsue 3235-86
  • Soba no Sato Shokawa
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Shokawacho Nakahata
  • Oyadobokuyoso
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Nyukawachoukono 457-2
  • Petit Hotel White Lunze
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Ichinomiyamachi Cali safety 7846-1
  • Private lodging Inotani
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Ichinomiyamachi Dan 5942
  • Private lodging Shakunage
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Nyukawacho Otani 433
  • Minshukujinzaemon
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Ichinomiyamachi Mountain waist 1615

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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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