🇯🇵 Take a time trip back to the Edo period — Takayama Jinya

The Edo Period, also known as the Tokugawa Period, was the era when Japan ended its long period of division and moved towards unification. From war to stability, Tokugawa Ieyasu implemented the centralized "shogunate system" after he came to power, and "Takayama Jinya" is the only major building of the government office at that time that still remains today. 📍 1-5 Hachiken-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture 🚈 JR Takayama Station is about a 10-minute walk away 🎫 440 yen 🕰 Depending on the season, it varies from 8:45 am to 4:30-6:00 pm The so-called Jinya was the place where local officials, county officials and deputy officials in the Edo period worked. In today's system, it is the comprehensive office of the city government, police station, fire department and court. The "Gaoshan Town House" is extremely large, with many rooms like a maze, including officials' offices, reception rooms, guard rooms, dormitories, servants' rooms, granaries, gardens, kitchens and interrogation rooms. The Jinya and temple shrines you visit are different in that they focus more on practical yet elegant designs, and there are many key points that you have to be careful to see, such as the wave patterns on the sofa and on the niches in the entrance hall, which represent prosperity and peace like the everlasting waves of the ocean; there are also "Mamu Rabbit" mascot decorations on the beams, which protect the building from fire and bad luck. For unprepared visitors, there is also a free half-hour guided tour in Japanese or English, which will allow you to better understand the origin and historical role of the Jinya. In addition, if you are an early riser, you can also go to the morning market every morning, where you can buy fresh fruits such as apples, vegetables, pickles, Japanese folk crafts, etc. #seetheearthinthemoment #overseastravel #Japan #countrysideseries #gifu #takayamacity #historicalbuildings #edoera #japan