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[2025 Takayama Attraction] Travel Guide for Takayama Jinya (Updated Apr)

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Takayama Jinya was built in 1615 and is a well-preserved administrative office in Japan during the shogunate period. This building not only shows Takayama's historical status as a direct jurisdiction of the Tokugawa shogunate, but also has become an important tourist attraction in Takayama City with its quaint style and restored interrogation room inside, and has profound historical and cultural value. Visitors can explore the traditional Japanese architectural style in depth and appreciate its exquisite wooden structure, elegant tatami rooms and exquisite courtyard design. There are several exhibition halls in Jinya, which display administrative documents, tools and daily necessities of the time, vividly reproducing the administrative operations and daily life of the Edo period. These exhibits not only enrich tourists' historical knowledge, but also allow people to have a more intuitive understanding of the social operations of that era. Takayama Jinya has a superior geographical location. Whether it is history lovers or ordinary tourists, Takayama Jinya provides a good window for people to get a glimpse of the style of Japan's Edo period.
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Takayama Jinya Address:

1 Chome-5 Hachikenmachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0012, Japan

Takayama Jinya Recommended sightseeing time:

2-3 hours

Takayama Jinya Phone:

+81 577-32-0643
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