Tatami halls
Edo-period offices.
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A surviving Edo-period government house, the office from which the shogunate ruled Hida Province directly from 1692 to 1871, having taken the province for its gold, silver, copper and timber. Twenty-five administrators held the post in that time; it has been a National Historic Site since 1929 and was still used as government offices until 1969. The main building largely dates from its 1816 rebuilding, with broad tatami halls, officials' offices, reception rooms and a kitchen. The earthen storehouses, which held bales of rice, were moved here from Takayama Castle in 1695 and now display documents and objects from the period. The roofs are wooden shingles rather than tiles, because Hida gets heavy snow and has plenty of timber, and clay tiles wore out in the ice. Old pines stand in the garden, and outside the gate a small morning market, Jinya-mae, sells vegetables, pickles and local crafts. Tickets are 500 yen, free for those 18 and under, and it opens 8:45-17:00 from April to October and to 16:30 from November to March, with the ticket window closing half an hour earlier, according to its official site. It is about a 10-minute walk from Takayama Station.
Edo-period offices.
Here since 1695.
Outside the gate.
Hachiken-machi, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture
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