What other travelers are saying about Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato)
This place is beautiful and feels like you’re in a fairytale snowy mountain village. It’s an open-air museum that really makes you wonder how people managed to live in such a small village hundreds of years ago, especially without electricity or heating during winter.
The site serves as a museum, a historical landmark, and a great photo spot all in one. I truly enjoyed my time here, and the best part is that you don’t need to queue up like at Shirakawa-go, which has become crowded since it became a World Heritage Site. Honestly, this place is even more worth visiting, it’s peaceful and far less touristy.
Don’t forget to drop by if you’re in Takayama or Hida!
An incredible open air museum showing the different styles and construction techniques of these incredible structures. it was so fun to learn the history of this area, the different trades and commerce including the silk worms. It was so beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed walking through the area which took us about 2 hours or so. There were also some cute shops on the side and we bought a hand carved owl from the local craftsman. If you don't have the time to visit the actual village, I would consider this a must see to experience the history of the Japanese hill towns!
Cool place to visit. They have moved/restored all kinds of old buildings and made it to resemble a small village. From the outside, it all looks really pretty. And from the inside, you get an impression of how they would have lived there. You xan also see how they make wood carvings, etc. (The person, who was making some wood carvings, was friendly and gave us some information)
In most of the buildings, you will have to remove your shoes. Some buildings were being restored, and you couldn't enter or see them
Worth the visit. Affordable entrance fee and not too crowded. We visited an hour before closing and really enjoyed walking around. In each building, there was educational material written clearly in English, Chinese and Japanese.
A very nice open air museum in Takayama. You can see a lot old and traditional houses. The good thing is also, that you can do activities and courses in this museum.
When we arrived we saw also staff harvesting rice. That was very unique and we where lucky. Recommendation from me. It’s also close from the center.
The price is 700 Yen per person, I think it’s totally fine.
