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Takayama Jinya

Gifu · Takayama · Architecture

Japanese name: 高山陣屋

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Takayama Jinya
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WHAT TO DOTakayama Jinya

The only shogunal magistrate's office left standing in Japan - office, residence and granary intact as one complex.

WHEREGifu

Hida · Takayama

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The only shogunal magistrate's office left standing in Japan - office, residence and granary intact as one complex.

About this place

The Takayama Jin'ya (高山陣屋) is a surviving Edo period jin'ya which served as the Daikansho for Hida Province under the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan from 1692 to 1871. It is located in what is now Hachiken-machi of the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. It has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1929.

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Founded / opened:1615 Highlights / collection:Only surviving gundai and daikan office, Seigaiha tatami borders Genre:Architecture

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