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1.Takayama, Gifu
Takayama (高山市, Takayama-shi) is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2019, the city had an estimated population of 88,473 in 35,644 households, and a population density of 41 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 2,177.61 square kilometres (840.78 sq mi) making it the largest city by area in Japan. The high altitude and separation from other areas of Japan kept the area fairly isolated, allowing Takayama to develop its own culture over about a 300-year period.
population:81,897人 area:2,177.61km2
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Takayama, Gifu in Temple

1.Hida Kokubun-ji  ・1-83 Sōwa-chō, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken  ・Buddhist
Hida Kokubun-ji (飛騨国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Sowamachi neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda located on temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1929.[2]
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2.Hida Kokubun-ji  ・1-83 Sōwa-chō, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken  ・Buddhist
Hida Kokubun-ji (飛騨国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Sowamachi neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda located on temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1929.[2]
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3.Hida Kokubun-ji  ・1-83 Sōwa-chō, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken  ・Buddhist
Hida Kokubun-ji (飛騨国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Sowamachi neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda located on temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1929.[2]
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4.Hida Kokubun-ji  ・1-83 Sōwa-chō, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken  ・Buddhist
Hida Kokubun-ji (飛騨国分寺) is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Sowamachi neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period pagoda located on temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1929.[2]
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Takayama, Gifu in Shrine

5.Minashi Shrine  ・Shinto
Hida-Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine (飛騨一宮水無神社, Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Jinja), commonly: Minashi Shrine (水無神社, Minashi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of the former Hida Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 2.[1]
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6.Hida Gokoku Shrine  ・Shinto
Hida Gokoku Shrine (飛騨護國神社, Hida Gokoku Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is designated to the people from the area who died during wars. The time period represented by the dead ranges from the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877 to World War II. Because it represented only a small portion of the prefecture, it was eventually replaced by the Gifu Gokoku Shrine.
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7.Hida Tōshō-gū  ・Shinto
Hida Tōshō-gū (飛騨東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Takayama Tōshō-gū was built in 1619 by Kanamori Shigeyori, the daimyō of Takayama Domain. In 1818, a sub-shrine, the Kinryu Jinja (金龍神社) was added to its precincts to honor the spirits of the Kanamori clan. The shrine's annual festival is April 15.
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Takayama, Gifu in Castle

8.Takayama Castle
Takayama Castle (高山城, Takayama-jō) was a Japanese castle located in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The castle was built on a mountain nearly 687 m (2,254 ft) in height and had many typical castle features, including a stone base, earthen walls and a surrounding moat.
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9.Matsukura Castle (Gifu Prefecture)
Matsukura Castle (松倉城, Matsukura-jō) was a castle in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan (formerly Hida Province). It was built by, and ruled from, by Yasutane Shiina during the 16th century.[1] The castle was built on Mount Matsukura (松倉山 Matsukura-yama), which is in the southwestern area of the present-day Takayama. Though the mountain is 857 m (2,812 ft), its prominence is only 360 m (1,181 ft). While only the stone foundation surrounding the castle remains today, and the site was designated an Important Cultural Asset by the prefecture in 1956.
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Takayama, Gifu in Museum

10.Hikaru Memorial Hall  ・175 Nakayama-chō, TakayamaGifu Prefecture, Japan 506-0051
Hikaru Museum (光記念館, Hikaru Kinenkan) is a museum in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, comprising exhibition rooms for fine arts, archaeological research, and history, including exhibitions of artifacts excavated from civilizations across the world and displays of the history of the old Hida Province of Japan.
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11.Hida Minzoku Mura Folk Village  ・Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Hida Folk Village, Hida no Sato (飛騨民俗村, 飛騨の里, Hida Minzoku Mura, Hida no Sato) is an open-air museum of close to 30 old farmhouses illustrating the traditional architectural styles of the mountainous regions of Japan. Of particular interest are the thatched and shingled roofs, such as the gasshō-zukuri-styled buildings. Many of the buildings were brought from their original sites to preserve them. The village is picturesquely situated on a hillside overlooking the Takayama Valley and surrounding a large pond. It is in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, about 2.5 km southwest of the train station.
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Takayama, Gifu in station

12.Kuguno Station  ・Kuguno-cho Kuguno, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 509-3205Japan
Kuguno Station (久々野駅, Kuguno-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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13.Takayama Station  ・1-22-2 Showa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture 509-0141Japan
Takayama Station (高山駅, Takayama-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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14.Nagisa Station (Gifu)  ・Kuguno-cho Nagisa, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 509-3213Japan
Nagisa Station (渚駅, Nagisa-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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15.Hida-Ichinomiya Station  ・Ichinomiya-cho, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 509-3505Japan
Hida-Ichinomiya Station (飛騨一ノ宮駅, Hida-Ichinomiya-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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16.Hida-Kokufu Station  ・Kokufu Hirose-cho, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 509-4119Japan
Hida-Kokufu Station (飛騨国府駅, Hida-Kokufu-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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17.Hozue Station  ・Shimokiri-cho, Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 506-0041Japan
Hozue Station (上枝駅, Hozue-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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Takayama, Gifu in park

18.Shiroyama Park  ・
Shiroyama Park (城山公園, Shiroyama Kōen) is a public park located in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In 1873, the park was established in the mountainous area around the ruins of Takayama Castle.[1] The park's name means "castle mountain." The park covers an area of 24.3 hectares (60 acres). It has over 1,000 Yoshino cherry trees and is popular in the spring time when they are in bloom.
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Takayama, Gifu in Mountain

19.Mount Hotakadake
Mount Hotaka (穂高岳, Hotaka-dake), also known as Mount Hotakadake, is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains as coined by the media, reaching a height of 3,190 m (10,466 ft). Mount Hotaka is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains and all its major peaks except Mount Maehotaka, lie on the border between the cities of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. This mountain is located in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[2]
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20.Mount Ōbami
Mount Ōbami (大喰岳, Hotaka-dake), also known as Mount Ōbamidake, is a mountain situated in Japan's southern Hida Mountains, on the border between the cities of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. It is also located south of Mount Yari. The name of the mountain is said to have come from the fact that it was called ``Big Eat by hunters because the herds of animals gathered around this area and devoured the mountain grass.[3] Mount Ōbami is part of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[4]
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21.Mount Kasa
Mount Kasa (笠ヶ岳, Kasa-ga-take) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,897 m (9,505 ft). It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[3] The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name.[4] There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.
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22.Mount Naka
Mount Naka (中岳, Naka-dake) is a mountain with an altitude of 3,084m located in the southern part of the Hida Mountains, which straddles Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. This mountain is located in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[2]
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23.Mount Norikura
Mount Norikura (乗鞍岳, Norikura-dake) is a potentially active volcano located on the borders of Gifu and Nagano prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Hida Mountains and is listed among the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains[4] and the New 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[5]
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24.Mount Yake
Mount Yake (焼岳, Yake-dake) literally, "Burning mountain" is an active volcano in the Hida Mountains, lying between Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching 2,455 m (8,054 ft) at the highest peak.
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25.Mount Yari
Mount Yari (槍ヶ岳, Yari-ga-take) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 3,180-metre-high (10,433 ft) peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. The priest Banryū (1786–1840) founded a temple there. The headwater of Japan's longest river, the Shinano River, begins here as the Azusa River.[2]
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26.Mount Yumiori
Mount Yumiori (弓折岳, Yumiori-dake) is a mountain located in the city of Takayama, Gifu, Japan.[1] It is 2,592 m (8,504 ft) tall and part of the Hida Mountains.
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27.Mount Sannomine
Mt. Sannomine (三ノ峰, San-no-mine) is located on the border of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of 2,128 m (6,982 ft). It is located within the Hakusan National Park.[1]
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Takayama, Gifu in river

28.Takahara River
The Takahara River (高原川, Takahara-gawa) has its source at Mount Norikura in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and flows into Toyama Prefecture, where it joins with the Jinzū River. It is a Class 1 River. The river was polluted with cadmium due to mining at the Kamioka mines (神岡鉱山 Kamioka Kōzan) and caused the itai-itai disease outbreak in downstream towns that began shortly before World War II.
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