WALK TOYAMA -Koshi no Ao

Kusakabe Traditional House is one of Japan’s national important cultural assets and it represents the wonder of Edo period construction method. Unlike Kanazawa where many samurai cultural assets remain, Takayama…

Higashiyama Yuhodo is a promenade at the foot of the mountain located east of the Takayama city area. If you walk along, you may find many temples and shrines lined…

Old houses and everyday utensils are lost with the passage of time. However, Local people are striving to invent various ways to pass on these valuable cultural heritages to future…

Takayama Festival is one of the three popular traditional festivals in Japan. In the festival, you can see a speculous parade with the floats locally called “yatai”. It is very…

Visiting Miyagawa Morning Market is one of the must-dos in Takayama. Miyagawa Morning Market is held every day beside Miyagawa river which penetrates the center of Takayama city. There are…

The Takayama Festival Float Exhibition Hall is the facility that permanently displays Takayama’s traditional festival floats. They are the products made by the local craftsmen generously using their technology.

Takayama Jinya was the administrative center of the Edo shogunate’s direct territory. Simply put, and without fear of misunderstanding, you can think of it as something like a prefectural office,…

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