Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Takayama, Japan
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2.8 km
65 m
Explore Takayama in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in TakayamaIndividual Sights in TakayamaSight 1: Takayama Jin’ya
The Takayama Jin'ya (高山陣屋) is a surviving Edo period jin'ya which served as the Daikansho 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.
Sight 2: Fujii Folk Museum
Fujii Art and Folk Art Museum is an art museum located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, that mainly exhibits antiquities and folk crafts.
Sight 3: Zennoji Temple
Zennoji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. It is one of the temples included in the Higashiyama temple group on the east side of the urban area of Takayama City, and is the 5th shrine of the Hida 33 Kannon Shrine.
Sight 4: Soyuji Temple
Soyuji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, and the name of the mountain is Shinryuzan. It is a Bodhi temple of Kanamori Kashige, and is also known as a temple related to Yamaoka Tetsushu. The Holy Kannon Bodhisattva is enshrined, and it is the 6th shrine of the 33 Kannon Shrine in Hida.
Sight 5: Shiroyama Park
Book Ticket*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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