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Takayama now · autumn festival season

The Takayama Autumn Festival is on 9–10 October each year; rooms on those nights go months ahead.

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Station to old town: a 10-minute walk

Takayama · Hotels

Where to stay in Takayama高山の宿

Takayama is small. The station, the bus centre, the old merchant streets and the morning markets all sit within one kilometre, so choose by the kind of night you want, not by location.

Station ↔ old town 10–12 min on footRyokan with Hida beef dinnersOnsen at most mid-range hotels

Checked 7 Oct 20263 min read

In brief

Stay near Takayama Station if you arrive or leave by bus (the Nōhi Bus Center for Shirakawa-go, Kanazawa and Matsumoto is next door). Stay in or beside the old town for one special night in a ryokan. Two nights is right: one evening and one full morning for the markets and the Sanmachi streets before the day visitors arrive.

How this page works

These are places I would send a friend, grouped by area. I have not listed prices because Takayama rates swing three-fold between a January Tuesday and festival week. Each button opens live rates. The festival dates are fixed: 14–15 April and 9–10 October.

Choose an area

Three places to base yourself

Area	Walk to old town	Best for	Trade-off
Station side (west and east exits)	10–12 min	Bus connections, newer hotels with rooftop onsen, late arrivals	Less character on the street outside
Old town and Miyagawa river	0–5 min	Ryokan nights, morning markets at the door	Fewer rooms, book early, some stairs and futons
Hillside resorts	Shuttle bus	Big baths with a view, families	You depend on the shuttle in the evening

Station side

Near the trains and buses

Onsen · laundry

Tokyu Stay Hida-Takayama Musubi no Yu

東急ステイ飛騨高山結の湯 · 2 min from the station

Opened in 2020, with a hot-spring bath and a washer-dryer, microwave and mini kitchen in every room. The practical pick after a week on the road.

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Rooftop bath

Takayama Ouan

飛騨花里の湯高山桜庵 · 5 min from the station

Tatami throughout, an open-air bath on the top floor and three private baths. Shoes off at the door.

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Design

Hotel Around Takayama

ホテルアラウンド高山 · 4 min from the station

An Ascend Collection hotel with a hot-spring public bath, private baths, and a library and gallery on local sights.

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International

Mercure Hida Takayama

メルキュール飛騨高山 · 4 min from the station

International brand with a top-floor hot-spring bath: open-air, indoor and private baths.

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Family

Residence Hotel Takayama Station

レジデンスホテル高山駅前 · 2 min from the station

Condominium-style rooms with a kitchen and washing machine, for families and longer stays.

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Budget

K's House Takayama

ケイズハウス高山 · 4 min from the station

Dorms and private rooms in a long-running hostel. K's House Takayama Oasis is its sister branch.

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Old town and river

Ryokan and small hotels

Ryokan · splurge

Honjin Hiranoya Kachoan

本陣平野屋花兆庵 · by the red Nakabashi bridge

The classic splurge: Hida beef kaiseki and 26 rooms, a few minutes from Sanmachi.

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Ryokan

Oyado Koto no Yume

おやど古都の夢 · 5 min from the station

Hot-spring baths, a private semi-open-air bath to book and coloured yukata for women to choose from. A gentle first ryokan.

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Traditional

Sumiyoshi Ryokan

寿美吉旅館 · on the Miyagawa river

A late-Taishō merchant townhouse and former pawn shop, a registered national cultural property, full of antiques and facing the morning market across the water.

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Ryokan

Ryokan Tanabe

旅館田邊 · 10 min from the station, 5 from the old town

Family-run since 1934, with A5 Hida beef kaiseki served in your room and cypress and rock baths.

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Modern

Hotel Wood Takayama

ホテルウッド高山 · 12 min from the station, in the old town

Timber hotel on Kaminino-machi in the preserved streets, with a large public bath. A shuttle meets the station 15:00–21:00 (book ahead).

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Hideaway

Wanosato

倭乃里 · 20 min from the station by car or shuttle

Four thatched farmhouses with four rooms in all, an open hearth where a storyteller serves hot sake after dinner, and cypress and stone baths. For a second night, not a first.

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Getting there

Passes and tours

Bus included

飛

Takayama-Hokuriku Pass

¥19,800 · 5 days

Hida train from Nagoya or Toyama and the Shirakawa-go buses.

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白

Shirakawa-go and Takayama day tour

From Kanazawa, by coach

Both places in one day with a guaranteed seat, when the route bus is full.

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山

Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Pass

¥24,500 · 5 days

If the Alpine Route is on the same trip.

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FAQ

Staying in Takayama, answered

What is the best area to stay in Takayama?

Near the station for convenience, since the trains and the Nōhi Bus Center are together and the old town is a 10 to 12 minute walk. Choose the old town or riverside for a ryokan night.

How many nights do I need in Takayama?

Two. That gives one evening, one full morning for the markets and old streets before day-trippers arrive, and an afternoon for Hida Folk Village or Hida-Furukawa.

Do Takayama hotels have onsen?

Many mid-range hotels pump hot-spring water to a shared bath, often on the roof. For open-air baths in the mountains, stay in the Okuhida onsen villages an hour away.

When is Takayama most expensive?

During the spring festival on 14–15 April, the autumn festival on 9–10 October, Golden Week, and autumn-leaf weekends. Book three months ahead for those.

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