Takayama, Gifu
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Takayama (高山市; -shi) is a city located in Gifu, Japan. The city is also known as Hida-Takayama (飛騨高山) to differentiate it from other Takayamas.
On February 1, 2005 nine towns and villages from Ono District and the former Yoshiki District (dissolved by this action) merged in a major expansion of the city. The towns and villages participating in this merger were, from Ono District, Asahi, Kiyomi, Kuguno, Miya, Nyukawa, Shokawa, and Takane, and, from Yoshiki District, Kamitakara and Kokufu. As of this merger but using January 1, 2005 population date, the city has an estimated population of 97,497 and a density of 44.7 persons per km². The total area is 2179.35 km².
The mountain city of Takayama is associated with charms known as "sarubobos", which are traditionally passed from grandmothers to grandchildren and mothers to daughters, though are now often sold as souvenirs. The city and the Hida area in which it is located are also known for carpentry, and its carpenters are called Hida no takumi.
Around the east of the city is a walking tour, called the Higashiyama Walking Course (東山歩行道 Higashiyama-hokōdō), which goes past many shrines and temples to Shiroyama Park (城山公園 Shiroyama-kōen).
The city was founded on November 1, 1936.
External link
- Official website (http://www.hida.jp/) in Japanese
- Wikitravel: Hida-Takayama (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Hida-Takayama)