Hida Takayama Summer Event in August

It has just started festival season in Takayama!!!!!

Summer Event information in Takayama

1st-4th  Gero Onsen Festival 19:30-

1st-9th Kikubunji Light Up 19:00-22:00

4th Antique Market, Night Market 9:00-21:00

8th Kokubunji Market 7:30-15:00

9th Hand hold Fireworks 19:15-21:00

11-13th Jinyamae Night Market 19:00-21:00

13th Hida Furukawa Fireworks

14thHida Kamioka Fireworks/ Jinyamae Bon Dance

15th Kuguno Festival (Night Market, Fireworks)/ Jinyamae Bon Dance

16th Takayema Betsuin Temple Festival

17th Bon dance

24th Maze River Fireworks / Kokufu Summer Festival

We hope you'll enjoy Japanese traditional style summer:)

Ｉndian curry and rice restaurant in Takayama

There is a Indian and rice restaurant in Takayama

It is called Maharu. This place is popular to local people owned by people from Nepal.

My recommendation is Lunch menues.

It is 900yen. You can have nann as many as you want.

It is bit far from J-Hoppers.

If you rent a bicycle ,you can go !

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Gero Onsen Festival

The Annual Gero Onsen Festival


At the beginning of every August in Gero Onsen (Hot Springs), over a period of three days, the town holds a series of festivals as gratitude to the gods for the coming rice harvest. 

This year we will be treated to an extra day!


August 1st (Wed)

from 07:30. Children's Mikoshi (Moving Shinto Shrine)
from 07:30.  High School Music Parade
from 19:30. Ryuujin (Fire Dragon) Fireworks Festival
inc. Huge Fireworks Finale

August 2nd (Thu)

from 18:30. Samba Float Parade (finishes at Yuno Shima Temple)
from 20:00. Gero Community Dance Festival & Fireworks

August 3rd (Fri) 

from 16:00. Harvest Gratitude Festival
from 20:00 - 20:45. Onsen Fireworks Musical  
from 20:45 - 22:30. Gero Dance Finale

August 4th (Sat) from 19:00 - 21:00. Singing Contest 
(Two men in competition to win the beautiful woman's heart!) 

Summer Fireworks Festivals

Takayama Summer Fireworks Festivals

Firework festivals are held all over Japan during the summer, and Takayama is no exception!

Every mid-summer in Takayama, two fireworks festivals are held in the middle of the Miyagawa River that channels right through the centre of the city.

An impressive amount of fireworks and rockets will colour the night sky during the 31st July and then just a week later, there will be another fireworks event in which men grasp the rockets in their arms and then in a rather dangerous yet courageous act, proceed to ignite them whilst holding! (Don't try this at home!) 

This year's first fireworks festival can be viewed from many places in central Takayama, but we personally recommend visiting Miyagawa Riverbank Park as the fireworks will take place a little further down the river.

This year's hand held fireworks festival (Tezutsu Hanabi) can be seen near the Yayoi Bridge in central Takayama.

56th Summer Fireworks Festival
Place: Miyagawa Riverbank Park (宮川緑地公園)
Date and Time: Wed, July 31 [19:30-21:00]*

30th Hand Held Fireworks Festival
Place: Yayoi Bridge (`弥生橋下流)
Date and Time: Fri, Aug 9 [19:30-21:00]*



Access: 10 Min by Bus from Takayama Station
             20 Min on Foot from J-Hoppers

*Subject to be postponed if weather conditions aren't suitable.

Food Festival

Food Festival in Takayama.

Date : 25th May 2013 (Sat) 09:00am to 17:00pm
　　　　26th (Sun) 09:00 am to 16:00 pm

Place : Honmachi street
(about 5min walk from J-Hoppers Hida Takayama Guest House)

What you can eat?
Hida-Beef
Fish from river
Local sweets.
Taste Japanese sake made in Takayama.

Sushi from Toyama prefecture.

There will be 40 shops on the street!

Antique market

 "Antique market "

Held on the first Sunday of the month from April to October.

Date:First Sunday of the month from April to October.
Time: 9:00-16:00
Place:Sanmachi street (5min from J-Hoppers)

The streets are temporarily closed to vehicles (called “pedestrians’ paradise”) and over 20 art dealers have stalls on the street.

Hida Takayama ultra marathon

Running through Old town

 There will be 2nd Hida Takayama ultra marathon held in Takayama on 9th June.

It has 2  courses(72kms and 100kms)

Some guests went in for the event last year.

Why don't you take a part in the event if you visit Takayama around the time.

You can book until the end of March.


Reservation form



If you do not understand Japanse ,we can help you reserve the event.


Time restriction：14hours for 100kms   and 11hours for 72kms
Entry fee 　　　：16000yen for 100kms     12000yen for 72kms


If you have any qustions ,please feel free to ask.