Takayama [city] - Takayama

Japanese: 高山[市] - たかやま

A city in northern Gifu Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1936. The city center, located in the Takayama Basin along the Miyagawa River, is almost in the center of the Hida region. It was the castle town of the Kanamori clan, and was a shogunate territory in the late Edo period. It is called Little Kyoto because of its beautiful scenery and grid-like streets. It is connected by the Takayama Main Line and the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway, and woodworking is thriving, producing plywood and furniture, and is a specialty of Ichi-i craftsmanship and Hida Shunkei lacquerware. In the east, there is the Oku-Hida hot spring resort area, including Shinhotaka Onsen and Hirayu Onsen, and it is a base for tourists to Mount Norikura and Shirakawa-go. The Takayama Festival, held twice a year in April and October, is famous. There are many historical sites and cultural assets, such as the remains of the tower of Hida Kokubunji Temple (historic site), the large ginkgo tree (natural monument), the remains of the Jin'ya (historic site), and the private house of the Kusakabe residence, and the morning market is also famous. As a result of the merger, the city's area became the largest in Japan, surpassing the areas of Osaka and Kagawa prefectures. In February 2005, the city incorporated Kukuno Town, Nyukawa Village, Kiyomi Village, Shogawa Village, Miya Village, Asahi Village, Takane Village, Kokufu Town, and Kamiho Village in Yoshiki County. The city's area is ^{2,177.61 km2} . Population: 92,747 (2010).
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岐阜県北部の市。1936年市制。飛騨地方のほぼ中央，宮川沿いの高山盆地にある中心市街は金森氏の城下町で，江戸後期は天領。すぐれた風光と碁盤目形の街路などから小京都といわれる。高山本線，東海北陸自動車道が通じ，木工業が盛んで，合板，家具などを産し，一位細工や飛騨春慶塗を特産。東部に新穂高温泉や平湯温泉をはじめとした奥飛騨温泉郷があり，乗鞍岳，白川郷などへの観光基地となっていて，４月と10月の年２回行われる高山祭は有名。飛騨国分寺の塔跡（史跡）と大イチョウ（天然記念物），陣屋跡（史跡），民家の日下部(くさかべ)邸など多くの史跡，文化財があり，朝市も有名。合併に伴い，市の面積は日本一となり，大阪府や香川県の面積をも上回った。2005年２月大野郡久々野町，丹生川村，清見村，荘川村，宮村，朝日村，高根村，吉城郡国府町，上宝村を編入。2177.61km²。９万2747人（2010）。
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