Takayama Highlights Tour

Takayama Highlights Tour (6/8 hours)

 

Takayama is yet another historical destination in Japan that should be on your must-visit list. Join us on a fun-filled day discovering this picturesque town in the mountains. Check out our Takayama Highlights tour itinerary! You will be taken by one of our local Takayama guides to experience the town’s best spots and learn more about its history and culture.

 

Takayama Highlights tour itinerary

 

These are our usual Takayama highlight tour stops. The difference between a 6-hour tour and an 8-hour tour is that with an 8-hour tour you will have more time to spend at each stop.

 

*Morning market: most stands on this market sell local crafts, snacks, and farm products such as vegetables, pickles, and flowers so it’s a perfect opportunity to learn about local products.

 

*Takayama’s old town: this is the beautifully preserved old central town with many buildings and whole streets of houses dating from the Edo Period. The southern half of the old town, especially Sannomachi Street, survived the years with many old homes, shops, coffee houses, and sake breweries, some of which have been in business for centuries. Your guide knows this area like the back of her hand, and will also lead you down some hidden pathways. Here you can also sample a delicious bit of Hida beef, one of the best types of Wagyu out there.

 

*Higashiyama Walking Course: this is a pleasant walking route through Takayama’s temple town, the city’s rural ‘suburbs’, and Shiroyama Park, a wooded hill and former site of Takayama Castle.

 

*Hida Folk Village: an open-air museum exhibiting over 30 traditional houses from the Hida region, the mountainous district of Gifu Prefecture around Takayama. A short walk from the Hida Folk Village is the Hida Takayama Crafts Experience Center, where workshops on local handicrafts are given for a small extra fee.

 

Takayama events

 

The Spring Festival (April 14-15) is the annual festival of the Hie Shrine in the southern half of Takayama’s old town. Since the shrine is also known as Sanno-sama, the spring festival is also called Sanno Festival.

 

Likewise, the Autumn Festival (October 9-10) is the annual festival of the Hachiman Shrine in the northern half of the old town, and the festival is also known as Hachiman Festival.

 

Takayama tour languages

 

In Takayama we offer private tours in the following languages:

 

*English

*German

*Japanese

 

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For more information, inquiries, and bookings* you can email us at [email protected] or click the ‘More information’ button

 

*Please note that Tuesdays are not ideal for a tour in Takayama as many shops, restaurants, and museums are closed on Tuesdays

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