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A
beautiful,
historical
town,
with
projecting
latticework
and
eaves
of
uniform
heights.
One
of
the
three
largest
festivals
in
Japan.
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 Takayama
in
the
northern
part
of
Gifu
Prefecture
is a
castle
town
at
the
foot
of
Takayama
Castle
built
in
the
16th
century.
It
is a
town
of
old
wooden
houses
standing
side
by
side,
and
its
lineal
beauty,
highlighted
by
projecting
lattice
and
eaves
of
uniform
height,
draws
visitors'
attention.
Takayama-matsuri
Festival,
believed
to
have
begun
in
the
16th
to
17th
century,
is
one
of
the
three
largest
and
most
beautiful
festivals
in
Japan.
At
the
Festival,
intricate
floats
roam
around
the
city.
The
floats,
utilizing
the
essence
of
Hida's
traditional
techniques,
are
dazzling
and
magnificent.
Takayama-matsuri
Festival
is
held
in
spring
and
autumn
every
year.
In
the
spring
the
central
shrine
is
Hie-jinja
Shrine,
and
in
autumn,
the
central
shrine
is
Sakura-yama
Hachiman-gu
Shrine.
At
the
Shishi
Kaikan,
there
is a
live
performance
of
the
marionettes
used
in
the
festival.
In
both
spring
and
autumn
there
are
events
held
at
the
Takayama
Shisei
Kinenkan
that
allow
women
to
wear
kimono
and
men
to
wear
hakama,
and
then
tour
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Other
tourist
spots
include
Kyodo
Gangu-kan
that
exhibits
folk-art
toys
from
all
over
Japan,
Hida
Minzoku-kan
that
passes
down
facts
and
images
of
life
at
farming
villages
in
Hida,
and
Takayama-jinja
Shrine,
which
administered
politics
in
the
17th
century
during
the
Edo
period.
Takayama-jinja
Shrine's
Gate
and
Examination
House
remain
the
way
they
were
in
the
19th
century,
the
time
of
their
renovation.
In
front
of
the
shrine
is a
morning
market
and
wives
of
local
farmers
sell
fresh
vegetables
and
mountain
vegetables
that
were
harvested
that
day,
as
well
as
homemade
miso
(Japanese
bean
paste)
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folk-art
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There
are
many
skiing
resorts
nearby.
Takayama
is
also
popular
as a
base
for
sightseeing
trips
to
Mt.
Norikura-dake,
Shirakawa-go
and
Chubu
Mountains
National
Park. |
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