Hida Region Tour: Culture, Nature, and Adventure

Embark on an enchanting exploration of the Hida region’s natural splendors with our ‘Natural Wonders of Hida: Caves, Bears, and Peaks’ tour. Discover captivating caves, encounter majestic bears, and experience breathtaking views from the Shinhotaka Ropeway. A well-rounded and memorable day in Japan’s great outdoors.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hida Minzoka Mura Folk Village (Hida no Sato) - Start your journey through Japan’s rich cultural heritage with a visit to Hida no Sato. This exceptional open-air museum, located just outside the lively center of Takayama, features over 30 traditional buildings relocated from various parts of the Hida region. These structures, including…
What's Included
  • Admission to Hida Folk Village
  • All transport required for the tour, including travel to and from each of the attractions
  • Round-trip tickets for the Shinhotaka Ropeway
  • English speaking guide
  • Admission to the Hida Great Limestone Cave
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Embark on an enchanting exploration of the Hida region’s cultural and natural splendors. Starting from Takayama, this full-day journey immerses you in breathtaking landscapes and rich heritage. Visit Hida no Sato, an open-air museum showcasing traditional architecture, explore the captivating depths of the Hida Great Limestone Cave, and ascend the…

Location
Takayama Station
The meetup point is outside of the ticket gates at JR Takayama Station. Once you have left the gates, look to your left to see a walkway and a carving depicting an ornate wagon. Be sure to look for the guide wearing a SNOW MONKEY RESORTS tour tag.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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441geerta
Apr 6, 2025
Wonderful - The Hida Folk Village is charming and interesting, even if you've already been to Shirakawa-go. The cave is a nice activity too, but the highlight of this tour is the view from the ropeway top. This does mean that if the weather is bad, taking this tour is somewhat of a gamble. When we arrived at the top, the clouds were completely blocking the view initially. We were very lucky that it cleared up while we were there, and got a gorgeous view in the end. The tour was well organized, and with our group of four people it was almost a private tour. A tour guide in training, Youhei, also joined us, and he was so nice, he even compiled a list of restaurants with detailed comments for us, for the next destination of our trip. Overall an excellent experience!
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Beth_h
Apr 6, 2025
Definitely recommend - Absolutely brilliant day. The today is stunning. We were super lucky to get a clear day so views were amazing. I love a cave, the last bit, part 3 has some steep old steps but anyone with a moderate walking ability should manage parts 1 and 2 easily. Hida village is very cute too some lovely picture opportunities. Would definitely recommend this trip and Yoshi our guide was great, very knowledgeable and great sense of humour. Thank you Yoshi!
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807ngi
Apr 6, 2025
Great experience! - My tour guide, Yogi was great! He explained clearly at each site that we visited. He also ensured that everyone is well taken care during the tour. The places that we visited were great! Had an enjoyable tour!
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777patd
Apr 6, 2025
Amazing scenery and very informative. - This was a great tour to finish our time in Japan. Our guide Yogi was very informative and took care of everyone in the group. We visited the old village and then the limestone caves which were great. The highlight was definitely the ropeway up through The Alps. Despite the weather obstructing the views it was still spectacular to see all the snow still falling in Spring.
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Debras286
Apr 1, 2025
Great day trip from Takayama - We had a spare day on our group tour of Japan so decided to venture further from Takayama. Our guide Yoshi was a wealth of knowledge and changed the order of the tour to suit weather conditions. This enabled us to take the ropeway to the top and take in magnificent views and walk through the heavily laden snow path. The visit to the caves was great but included a lot of stairs, some steep. Something to bear in mind if stairs are an issue for you. Last stop was the enchanting Hida Folk Village - a marvellous step back in time. My husband and I learnt more about Japan in one day from Yoshi than we have learnt from our current group tour guide in a week. Mini bus was comfortable and very clean. Thoroughly recommend this tour.
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Neilbf7086ko
Apr 1, 2025
Great tour, great guides - We both loved this tour and strongly recommend it. Our English speaking guides Hemi and Yogi were amazing and very knowledgeable at every place we visited.
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Hayley_c
Mar 31, 2025
Great Tour guide!! - Yoshi was a great tour guide! So friendly and great English! The tour itself was fun. Very casual and very knowledgable. Learnt alot all in one day and learnt so much about Japanese culture. Highly recommend.
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Camper54441964548
Mar 31, 2025
Great day at Takayama - Yossi demonstrated great insight and flexibility to tailor the itinerary to get the most out of weather and crowd conditions. You could not ask for a better guide
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L8848jvdebbieg
Mar 31, 2025
Hida alps, caves and folk village - This is one of the best tours we have had. Yoshi was warm and welcoming and an absolute wealth of knowledge. We thoroughly enjoyed the spectacular views of the alps, the beautiful caves and learning some Japanese history in our visit to Hida folk village. Thank you Yoshi.
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Cruiser22799792993
Mar 24, 2025
Calming days - The guides were fun to talk to and gave information not just about the places we visited but also other recommendations etc, which is very helpful. They didn't feel a lot like guides, but like any other person you can chat with. The places we visited were peaceful, scenic and enjoyable. Much was learnt from this tour. I really like the calming, friendly environment from this tour :)
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