Takayama Tours & Trips

See the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo and visit Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa, then travel through the Japanese Alps to reach Takayama. Stay overnight at a traditional ryokan inn with tatami floors and soak in an authentic onsen hot spring. Visit Kyoto's UNESCO-listed Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion and walk through the historic Gion district with its traditional wooden machiya houses and geisha culture.

The trip kicks off in Osaka, then you'll head to UNESCO-listed Shirakawa-go to see 250-year-old gassho-zukuri farmhouses and Takayama's historic Jinya government complex. Take two bullet trains through Tsuruga to Kanazawa, walk through Kenrokuen Garden, and try gold leaf ice cream in Higashi Chaya District.

Walk through Takayama's well-preserved streets and check out the historic Takayama Jinya, a former government office that's now a museum and operated until 1969. Head to UNESCO-listed Shirakawa-go, a mountain village with 96% forest cover where you'll find iconic thick-thatched roof cottages in the Hida region.

Walk through Takayama's well-preserved old town on this private tour, checking out the Sanmachi Suji District's three historic streets with traditional houses, sake breweries, and cafes. Stop by Takayama Jinya, Japan's largest traditional rice storehouse from the 1600s that served as the local government office until 1969.

Walk through Takayama's Sanmachi Suji District, where traditional houses, sake breweries, and cafes line the historic streets just east of the Miya-gawa River. Then check out Takayama Jinya, a well-preserved government office complex from the Edo period with tatami rooms and Japan's largest traditional rice storehouse from the 1600s.

Check out UNESCO-listed Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto with thousands of red torii gates, then head to Todaiji Temple in Nara Park where over 1,000 deer roam freely. Walk through UNESCO World Heritage Shirakawa-go village with 250-year-old gassho-zukuri farmhouses and historic Higashi Chaya geisha district in Kanazawa.