Takayama Trip Overview
Our tour is a great introduction for travellers visiting Takayama for their first time. It covers major attractions to see the history and the culture of Takayama: Miyagawa Morning Market, Kusakabe House, Takayama Festival Exhibition Hall, the preservation area of traditional buildings, sake breweries, Takayama Jinya. And you will have chances to taste some local sweets, snacks and sake.
Our licensed guide has 10 years experience in leading tourists in this area. He gives you lots of commentaries about Takayama, which enhances your travel experience.
This tour is conducted for one private group. You can enjoy everything at your pace. Lunch, tea break and all the admission fees are included.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Takayama, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Our tour is a great introduction for travellers visiting Takayama for their first time. It covers major attractions to see the history and the culture of Takayama: Miyagawa Morning Market, Kusakabe House, Takayama Festival Exhibition Hall, the preservation area of traditional buildings, sake breweries, Takayama Jinya. And you will have chances to taste some local sweets, snacks and sake.
Our licensed guide has 10 years experience in leading tourists in this area. He gives you lots of commentaries about Takayama, which enhances your travel experience.
This tour is conducted for one private group. You can enjoy everything at your pace. Lunch, tea break and all the admission fees are included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Hida-Takayama Miyagawa Morning Market, Shimosannomachi, Takayama 506-0841 Gifu Prefecture
This morning market is a great place to see local vegetables and fruits and handicrafts. And many shops offer food sampling. Talking to shop owners is also fun.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Kusakabe Folk Museum, 1-52 Ojinmachi, Takayama 506-0851 Gifu Prefecture
This house was built in 1879. It is a great example of traditional Japanese houses. We can go to the house and see the rooms. In the main hall, there is the beautiful structure of the post and beam shown up by light coming in through the window.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall, 178 Sakuramachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0858, Japan
Twice a year, Takayama Festival happens in the town. At the festival, beautifully decorated festival floats come out. This is the highlight of the festival. Apart from the festival time, this is the only place we can see the festival floats.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, 178 Sakuramachi, Takayama 506-0858 Gifu Prefecture
Next to the Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall, this Shito Shrine is found. Its building is surrounded by tall, straight trees, which makes the scenery impressive.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sanmachi Suji, Takayama Gifu Prefecture
What makes Takayama famous for is the old town area. There are the preservation areas for traditional buildings. This is where you find old houses along the streets. It is a very picturesque place. We enjoy seeing this scenery and also find some shops selling good food and traditional handicrafts. We visiti a sake brewery and taste delicious sake.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Nakabashi Bridge, 1 Chome Hommachi, Takayama 506-0011 Gifu Prefecture
We are crossing this iconic bridge before getting to Takayama Jinya. The scenery of the river and the mountain is beautiful. Great place to take photos.
Stop At: Takayama Jinya, 1-5 Hachikemmachi, Takayama 506-0012 Gifu Prefecture
During the Edo period (1600-1868 AD), this place was used as an administrative office to govern this area. There were many of those found throughout the country at that time, but this is the only one left today. It is a great place to see the history of Takayama and how people worked in the past.
Duration: 1 hour
