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Hida Takayama, a region known for its rows of traditional buildings, offers a variety of activities for you to enjoy, such as touring the sake breweries of Takayama or workshops where you can try your hand at making things. Check out some popular places to experience these culture activities!

Hida Takayama Crafts Experience Center

Hida Takayama Crafts Experience Center helps you create memories of your trip through the various workshops that on offer. All workshop experiences take place indoors, so there is no need to worry about the weather.
The following three workshop programs are sure to give you even richer memories of your visit to Takayama.

Making sarubobo

In the Hida dialect, sarubobo means "monkey baby." Since long ago, in the Hida region these beloved dolls have served as amulets for the well-being of the family, the blessing of children, easy childbirth, household harmony, good matches, success, warding off evil, and so on. At the Crafts Experience Center, making a sarubobo is easy for anyone to do. All the essentials of assembling the parts such as the head and the body are covered, using a needle, thread, and glue. You can choose from five colors: red, pink, yellow, blue, and green. Workshop ...