Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Takayama, Japan

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 152 m
Descend 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 Takayama

Sight 1: Takayama Jin’ya

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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.

Wikipedia: Takayama Jin'ya (EN)

504 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Fujii Folk Museum

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Fujii Art and Folk Art Museum is an art museum located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, that mainly exhibits antiquities and folk crafts.

Wikipedia: 藤井美術民芸館 (JA)

868 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Zennoji Temple

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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.

Wikipedia: 善応寺 (高山市) (JA)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Soyuji Temple

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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.

Wikipedia: 宗猷寺 (JA)

1284 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 5: Shiroyama Park

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Shiroyama Park 投稿者 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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."

Wikipedia: Shiroyama Park (EN)

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