What other travelers are saying about Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato)
What a cool spot. This place is packed with history, culture, and some beautiful scenery to top it off. You can take the bus up, but we just walked — it’s a pretty easy stroll from the town center.
Tickets were under 1,000 yen for both of us (from memory), and well worth it.
You get to explore a bunch of old traditional houses with thatched roofs, all laid out like an old mountain village. The architecture is unreal, and the displays showing how people lived and worked back then were really interesting.
There were shrines around the grounds, and we even saw some live demonstrations — stuff like woodcarving and pottery, which gave the whole place a hands-on feel.
It’s peaceful, open, and a great way to step back in time for a few hours. Would definitely recommend if you’re in Takayama and want to see something a bit different.
Hida no Sato (Hida Folk Village) is an open-air museum. It preserves over 30 traditional houses from the Hida region, relocated to this site to safeguard architectural and cultural heritage. Highlights:
Gasshō-zukuri Houses: These iconic farmhouses, with steep thatched roofs resembling hands in prayer, were originally built in the Edo period (1603–1868). Some are over 250 years old.
Historical Interiors: The houses are furnished with authentic tools, farming equipment, and household items, offering a glimpse into rural mountain life.
Exhibits:
– One house features a fascinating display about silkworm cultivation, including tools and life cycle explanations.
– Another showcases marriage-related customs, with ceremonial garments and symbolic items.
– A third introduces mountain vegetables traditionally grown in the region and the methods used to prepare them.
Traditional Craft Demonstrations: Visitors can watch or take part in workshops such as weaving, lacquering, and sashiko embroidery.
Hida Takayama Crafts Experience Center: Located nearby, it offers hands-on activities like making sarubobo dolls and wind chimes.
Opening Hours: Daily: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Admission: Adults: ¥700, Children (ages 6–15): ¥200. Parking: ¥300
A very peaceful, nature-infused and beautiful place to walk around, take photos and relax. I learned so much more about the Japanese after i came here. There was barely any wait, and the scenery, which was set beside a beautiful lake, was so worth it. Yes, there is a bell here you could ring (usually). Recommended to go in cooler weather, not winter since the shrine is closed in snowy weather due to risk of slipping on snow.
Beautiful day (2h) spent at the Open Air village. We decided to go here instead of Shirakawago, hoping to be satisfied with what we saw and the quality and beauty of the homes.
For a 700¥ entrance fee, instead of a 2500¥ bus ride and additional costs for Shirakawago once there, we were totally satisfied and spent a beautiful 2h visit.
We brought our lunch, walked there and ate with the beautiful pond and house view. Highly recommend if you're debating between one of the 2, the house restoration and preservation is beautiful and you can enter many of them and read through many English or Japanese explanations
飛騨の里was the first stop we had visited during our trip to Hida. We wanted to visit 白川郷, but all bus tickets had sold out. This place was a great alternative. It was a great experience for us, the houses were very special and the scenery was so beautiful. The small restaurant inside the souvenir shop, where the bus stand was located, their Hida Beef コロッケ was the best コロケ I had tried in Japan! Highly recommend to get one before you ride on your bus back to the 高山駅.