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Takayama, Nagoya — where to start?

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From the airport to Takayama
1Train Chubu Centrair → Nagoya Sta. About 28 min
Meitetsu μSKY limited express
2Train Nagoya Sta. → Takayama Sta. About 140 min
JR Hida limited express
Change at Nagoya Sta. · about 178 min total
Recommended Food in Takayama
  1. Hida AppoRamenTakayama ramen
  2. SushichoSushiSushi and Hida beef nigiri
  3. AjiheiIzakayaLocal dishes and local sake
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Getting around Takayama

On footStation, old town and Jinya are all within about 10 minutes on foot

BusBuses to Shirakawa-go and Shin-Hotaka leave from the Nohi Bus Center by the station

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Streets·Landmarks

Miyagawa Morning Market

宮川朝市

A riverside morning market of vegetables, pickles and crafts.

Area
Nagoya · Takayama
Location
Takayama
Getting there
10 min walk from JR Takayama Sta.
Admission
Free
Hours
7:00–12:00Varies by season
Closed
Open every day

As of October 2026 · Prices and hours can change, so check the official website before you go.

Travel tips · Open from around 7 a.m. to noon. There's another morning market in front of Takayama Jinya.
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More places nearby

Streets·LandmarksTakayama

Old town (Sanmachi Suji)

古い町並

Takayama's old streets lined with Edo-period wooden merchant houses, sake breweries and Hida beef skewer stands.

10 min walk from JR Takayama Sta.
Historic·TemplesTakayama

Takayama Jinya

高山陣屋

The only Edo-shogunate regional government office in Japan to survive intact.

10 min walk from JR Takayama Sta.
Historic·TemplesTakayama

Hida Folk Village

飛騨の里

A folk village of some 30 relocated old Hida farmhouses, including gassho-zukuri homes.

About 10 min by bus from Takayama Sta.
Scenery·NatureTakayama

Shin-Hotaka Ropeway

新穂高ロープウェイ

Ride a double-decker gondola to a 2,156 m observation deck facing the peaks of the Northern Alps.

About 1.5 hours by bus from Takayama
Street food·SnacksTakayama

Hida beef sushi & skewers

飛騨牛にぎり

Lightly seared Hida beef on sushi rice or skewers, perfect while strolling the old town.

¥¥¥
SouvenirsTakayama

Takayama old-town shops

高山 さんまち通り

Sake breweries, Hida beef skewers and sarubobo doll shops along the old streets.

10 min walk from JR Takayama Sta.
April festivalsTakayama

Spring Takayama Festival

春の高山祭

Counted among Japan's three most beautiful festivals, with ornate floats and karakuri puppet shows.

Hie Shrine & southern old town
October festivalsTakayama

Autumn Takayama Festival

秋の高山祭

Sakurayama Hachimangu's autumn festival; at night, lantern-lit floats circle the old town.

Sakurayama Hachimangu & northern old town