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. Sannomachi Quarter VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
An unusually large, intact
area of Edo-period Practical Information
merchants’ shops and Gifu prefecture. * 93,000. n in
houses, this quarter front of JR stn (0577) 32-5328.
includes specialty shops Yoshijima Heritage House:
and sake brewers.
Tel (0577) 32-0038. Open daily;
Dec–Feb: Wed–Mon. & Kusakabe
Folk Museum: Tel (0577) 32-0072.
Open daily. & Hirata Memorial
Hall: Tel (0577) 33-1354. Open
daily. & _ Sanno Matsuri (Apr
Key
14–15); Takayama Autumn Festival
Suggested route (Oct 9–10). ∑ kankou.city.
takayama.lg.jp/index.html
Transport
Hirata Memorial Hall £ JR Takayama line.
In a former candle and
pomade shop, the Hirata
family’s collection includes
Edo-period clothing and toys. Takayama City
Museum chronicles
the town’s history.

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