Hida Folk Village features historic homes relocated and restored from across the Hida region. The village preserves the rural landscape of earlier times, with homes built to withstand heavy snowfall, including gassho-zukuri houses and buildings with wooden-shingled roofs. Four of the buildings are nationally designated Important Cultural Properties.
Each house displays a wide range of valuable tools once used in rural mountain communities for everyday life and work. Demonstrations of traditional crafts such as straw work and sashiko stitching are also held on a rotating basis. Visitors can try traditional games such as walking on bamboo stilts and playing with kendama, making this a recommended destination for families.
Various events are held throughout the year, including traditional celebrations from the Hida region. Evening illuminations also take place in fall and winter. The gassho-zukuri village lit against colorful fall foliage or covered in snow creates a captivating sight.
Highlights
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See nationally designated Important Cultural Properties, including gassho-zukuri houses.
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View valuable tools once used for work and daily life in rural mountain communities.
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Try traditional games such as bamboo stilts and kendama, and feed the koi.
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Stroll through nature on routes such as the stone Buddhist statue trail.
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See the atmospheric evening illuminations held in fall and winter.
