Takayama Castle was a Japanese castle located in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The castle was built on a mountain nearly 687 m in height and had many typical castle features, including a stone base, earthen walls and a surrounding moat.
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If the castle still existed -- it was demolished in the late 1600's -- it could well be a solid 5 star experience. Even some real ruins to clamber over would be nice. As it is, there is nothing much there but the stony foundations, and little enough of that as well. Make the walk for the wood sand exercise, not for the existent castle as shown in the Google entry here. BTW, I was there in 2007 and there were no bear warnings. If there bruins a-wandering now, you must a-wander...
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This is definitely more of a mini hike and chance to enjoy nature and see the surroundings. We didn't do any research so I wasn't expected to hike uphill so much after tasting 10 different sake... but you know, that was my mistake... hahaha. I still enjoyed the beautiful forest. We didn't really see any ruins- most of the castle was completely destroyed. But it's still a nice place. Make sure to bring bug spray if you plan to sit or chill a while - the mosquitos...
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This quaint clearing atop a small hill is quite delightful…….until you begin to be eaten alive by insects. I could barely enjoy the scenery for 10 seconds before being constantly swarmed. I’ve been to many many parks and gardens in Japan and never have I encountered so many pests!
Also, if you are coming here to see ruins you will be sorely disappointed. They should really call this place the “Takayama Castle Former Site” as that...
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