The Gassho Villa HidaTakayama Overview
Stay in Cultural Heritage. Experience Japanese Culture.
“Gassho-zukuri”, famously seen in Shirakawa-go, is a traditional Japanese architectural style characterized by its large, steeply pitched roof, shaped like hands joined in prayer, and passed down for generations in Japan’s mountain villages.
The Gassho Villa HidaTakayama is a private villa created from a gassho-zukuri house with nearly 150 years of history, carefully restored to preserve its traditional character while offering the comfort and refinement of a luxury stay.
What makes this place truly special is the rare opportunity to stay within a piece of Japan’s cultural heritage.
Your stay is enriched by six cultural experiences inspired by the seasons, daily life, cuisine, and history of Hida Takayama—turning the time you spend here into lasting memories.
Stay within history. Discover the culture. Experience it for yourself.
Japanese culture is not only something to see, but something to touch, taste, and enjoy.
A completely new way to experience Hida Takayama, born from an entirely new concept of hospitality.
Cultural Experience ──
More Than a Stay — Six Japanese Cultural Experiences
Experience the exceptional sharpness of Gifu knives, crafted in a tradition that traces its roots back to Japanese sword-making.
Take on a mystery-solving adventure in search of the Red Guardian, and share the excitement of the Wasabi Challenge together.
Immerse yourself in the four seasons of Hida Takayama through breathtaking images and sound, then raise a glass of sparkling sake from HidaTakayama.
And in the attic beneath the magnificent gassho-zukuri roof, slip into a yukata and experience the beauty of traditional Japan.
See it. Touch it. Taste it. Enjoy it.
Six Japanese cultural experiences, created from a fresh new concept, come together to offer a style of stay you can experience nowhere else.
Rooms ──
A Refined Stay Within a Historic Gassho-Zukuri House
A sophisticated living space where a traditional irori hearth blends seamlessly with comfortable sofas, a Japanese-inspired bar counter, bedrooms overlooking the garden, a bath filled with the fragrance of hinoki cypress, and an attic that preserves the history and character of the gassho-zukuri structure.
A private villa for exclusive use, where the memories of a traditional home are thoughtfully combined with the comfort and refinement of modern hospitality.
Dining ──
Savor the Food Culture of Hida Takayama Around the Irori Hearth
Gather around the atmospheric irori hearth and begin your dining experience with a toast of sparkling sake from Hida.
For dinner, enjoy Hida beef served as delicate shabu-shabu and rich sukiyaki.
For breakfast, we offer our original Mountain Dashi Curry, inspired by the bounty of Hida Takayama’s mountains, along with a Western-style breakfast.
Let the flavors of Hida Takayama add another memorable moment to your stay in this historic gassho-zukuri villa.
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