page_title: Takayama, Gifu
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Takayama, Gifu / Culture
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Char Kagura Tai du Takayama Matsuri, Takayama, préfecture de Gifu, Japon English: Kagura Tai Float from the Takayama Matsuri, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
context_page_description: Takayama is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 January 2019, the city had an estimated population of 88,473 in 35,644 households, and a population density of 41 persons per km². The total area of the city was 2,177.61 square kilometres making it the largest city by area in Japan. The high altitude and separation from other areas of Japan kept the area fairly isolated, allowing Takayama to develop its own culture over about a 300-year period.
context_section_description: Takayama is known for its local foods, including sansai (mountain vegetables), wasakana (river fish), beef, soba, ramen, and sake.
  In addition to its fame for its carpentry, Takayama is well known for its lacquerware, pottery, and furniture.
  The mountain city of Takayama is associated with charms known as "sarubobos", which are traditionally passed from grandmothers to grandchildren and mothers to daughters, though are now often sold as souvenirs. The city and the Hida area are also known for carpentry, and its carpenters are called Hida no takumi.
  Around the east of the city is a tour, called the Higashiyama Walking Course (東山歩行道 Higashiyama-hokōdō), which goes past many shrines and temples to Shiroyama Park (城山公園 Shiroyama-kōen).
  Takayama holds two festivals every year, Sannō Matsuri (山王祭り) in spring and Hachiman Matsuri (八幡祭り) in autumn. These festivals are among the most popular in Japan.
  Takayama was the basis for the settings in the anime series Hyōka, adapted from Honobu Yonezawa's Classic Literature Club series. Designs of the fictional city of Kamiyama are based on Takayama.
caption: Takayama Matsuri Float
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