- Takayama Old TownHistoric
Preserved Edo-period wooden merchant houses and sake breweries
- Takayama Morning MarketMarkets
Daily market with local produce, crafts, and food near Jinya-mae
- Takayama JinyaMuseums
Historic government office and samurai manor museum with authentic rooms
- Sake Brewery DistrictFood & drink
Multiple working breweries offering tastings and museum exhibits
- Shirakawa-go Gassho VillageNeighborhoods
UNESCO-listed thatched-roof farmhouse village in mountain valley
- Shirakawa-go Observation PointViewpoints
Hilltop vista overlooking entire gassho-zukuri village cluster
- Shirakawa-go Forest TrailsTransit
Mountain hiking paths through cedar forests around village
- Higashiyama Shrine DistrictReligious sites
Collection of 16 temples and shrines on wooded mountain path
- Takayama Festival Float MuseumMuseums
Museum displaying ornate festival floats and ceremonial artifacts
- Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato)Landmarks
Open-air museum of relocated gassho-zukuri and other Hida farmhouses on a hillside just outside Takayama - a compact alternative to the Shirakawa-go trip.
- Hida-FurukawaHistoric quarters
Seto River canal lined with white storehouses and full of koi, April to November.
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