13 Sights in Takayama, Japan (with Map and Images)

Hida Kokubun-ji (飛騨国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Sowamachi neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period. Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda located on temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1929.

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Sogenji Temple (素玄寺) is a temple of the Soto sect located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Mt. Takalong. It is located in the Higashiyama Scenic Preservation District. It is known as a temple related to the Kanamori clan, the lord of Hida Takayama Domain, and has many items related to the Kanamori clan. Hida 33 Kannon Sacred Site No. 4.

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The Takayama Jin'ya (高山陣屋) is a surviving Edo period jin'ya which served as the government headquarters for Hida Province under the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan from 1692 to 1871. It is located in what is now Hachiken-machi of the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. It has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1929.

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Benguang Temple is a temple of Pure Land True Sect Honganji Sect located in Guchuan Town, Feixiang City, Gifu Prefecture. Together with the neighboring Zhenzong Temple and Yuanguang Temple, a lecture on gratitude was held from January 9 to 16, which was widely known as a trip to the three temples.

Wikipedia: 本光寺 (飛騨市) (JA)

Zongyou Temple is located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, and its name is Zhenlongshan. Bodaiji, which is heavy in Jinsen, is famous as a temple related to the iron boat in the hills. Here, the Holy Guanyin Bodhisattva is enshrined, and it is the No.6 Zasuo of Feixiang 33 Guanyin Lingchang.

Wikipedia: 宗猷寺 (JA)

Shinshu-ji Temple (真宗寺) is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Furukawa-cho, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Mt. Asamitsu. Held from January 9 to 16 along with the neighboring Enkoji and Honkoji temples, the Hoonkyo is known as Sanji Mairi.

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Enkoji Temple (Enkoji) is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Furukawa-cho, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Mt. Teruyao. Held from January 9 to 16 along with the neighboring Shinshuji and Honkoji temples, the Hoonkyo is known as the Sanji Mairi.

Wikipedia: 円光寺 (飛騨市) (JA)

Hida-Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine , commonly: Minashi Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of the former Hida Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 2.

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Hojuzan Zennoji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the temples included in the Higashiyama Temple Group on the east side of downtown Takayama City, and is the fifth temple of the Hida 33 Kannon Sacred Ground.

Wikipedia: 善応寺 (高山市) (JA)

Issa Yukari no Sato Issakan (一茶の里一茶館) is a registered museum of Kobayashi Issa in Takayama Village, Kamitakai District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The official name is "Historical Park Shinshu Takayama Issa Related Village" and is nicknamed "Issakan".

Wikipedia: 一茶ゆかりの里 一茶館 (JA)

Rinshoji Temple (林昌寺) is a temple of the Soto sect located in Furukawa-cho, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Mt. Gomine. It was built as a bodhi temple for the Hida Kokuji sister-koji clan.

Wikipedia: 林昌寺 (飛騨市) (JA)

Shiroyama Park is a public park located in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In 1873, the park was established in the mountainous area around the ruins of Takayama Castle. The park's name means "castle mountain."

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Qianguang Temple is a temple of Takano Mountain True Word Sect located in Xiabao, Danshengchuan Town, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. The mountain name is Cassock Mountain. Also called Feixiang Qianguang Temple.

Wikipedia: 千光寺 (高山市) (JA)