Tanekura Inn and Village

A reservation-based ride on electric-assisted rail bikes fixed to the former Kamioka Railway tracks. Town and canyon courses offer tunnels, bridges and mountain scenery; their starting points differ, and the attraction normally pauses during winter.

A roughly one-kilometre mountain trail in Takayama linking waterfalls of different sizes through old trees and moss-covered boulders. A lookout opens toward the Hida mountains, while the steep ravine and winter snow require seasonal planning.

An annual riverside performance in which trained handlers hold cylindrical tezutsu fireworks that release fountains of sparks. The 2026 event took place on August 9 from 19:30 to 21:00 along the Miyagawa between Miyamaebashi and Fudobashi, about a 15-minute walk from Takayama Station.

Takayama’s vermilion Nakabashi Bridge crosses the Miyagawa beside the old town and Takayama Jinya. Seasonal evening illumination changes the scene through spring greenery, summer nights and other announced periods; each year’s dates should be confirmed before a night visit.

Two living UNESCO-listed villages in Nanto where steep-roofed gassho-style farmhouses remain among mountain fields. Ainokura has the larger settlement; Suganuma forms a compact cluster beside the Shogawa valley. Visitors must respect private homes and village traffic rules.

An open-air museum in Takayama with around 30 traditional Hida buildings, including steep-roofed gassho-zukuri farmhouses. Interiors, farming tools, craft demonstrations and seasonal events recreate life in a mountain village shaped by heavy snow.

An 800-metre tourist cave formed about 250 million years ago at 900 metres elevation. The interior averages around 12°C throughout the year and contains rare helictites. Admission also covers the Ohashi Collection Museum; later cave sections are steep and narrow.

Traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses stand among the fields of Ogimachi village. Walk through the settlement to see the steep thatched roofs and rural landscape.