Takayama Jinya (Takayama City)

 interesting place, historical building

Takayama Jinya (高山陣屋, Takayama Jin'ya) is a former government outpost that was established in order to bring the Hida Province under the direct control of the Edo Bakufu (Shogunate). It was established in what is currently Hachiken-machi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.

The main building was reconstructed in 1816, and remains intact today. The earthen store houses, which were originally constructed at Takayama Castle, were relocated to their present place in 1695. The roofs of the buildings are covered in several different styles (e.g. noshi-buki, kokera-buki, and ishiokinagakure-buki), but all of these methods utilize wooden shingles. It is thought that this is due to the fact that the Hida region received a lot of snow and was a production center for timber, and compared to clay tiles at the time, which were easily worn down by snow, wooden materials were more readily available.

There is a farmer's market (jpn. asaichi 朝市) held every morning in front of Takayama Jinya, along with a farmer's market held on the banks of the Miya River.