Hida no Sato Folk Village Museum: hours, fees and access

Hida Folk Village is a collection of old Hida houses, gassho-zukuri farmhouses among them, rebuilt on a hillside around a large pond. The village overlooks the Takayama Valley⁴, so the setting does half the work.

• 4 of the buildings¹ are national Important Cultural Properties.
• The site presents six thatched-roof farmhouses⁵, each with its own character.
• The grounds cover about 99,000 m²².
• Experts demonstrate local crafts such as weaving and wood carving⁶.

You can try some of the crafts for a small fee⁶ at the Hida Takayama Crafts Experience Center. Because the loop is short, this is an easy morning or afternoon add-on from Takayama rather than a full day.

Free entry with a disability certificate covers only the holder⁹, so a companion pays the full price.

Hida Folk Village opens all year round², and Takayama winters bring constant snowfall¹¹.

Both runs have already finished, so check this year’s dates with the village before planning around one.

Nearby with their own pages

If the farmhouses make you want the real thing, the lived-in gassho houses of Ogimachi still number more than 100 gassho-style buildings¹⁵. The village is 50 minutes by bus¹⁴ north of Takayama.

• Ainokura village visitor guide
• History and visiting information for the shrine at Sakurayama Hachimangu
• The wider Takayama to do list