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Sanmachi

4 places in Sanmachi, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

Made in Takayama

Hida woodwork and lacquer

Hida Shunkei is a lacquerware brushed with clear amber urushi so the grain of the wood shows through; it is a nationally designated traditional craft. Furniture makers such as Nissin Mokko, founded in 1946, still make solid-wood chairs and tables in Takayama.

  • Takumikan

    Sanmachi

    A house of wood on the morning-market street by the Miyagawa: its own wooden tableware and small things downstairs, furniture by the maker Shirakawa upstairs. Closed Tuesdays.

    RinChoose a chair by sitting in it.

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Made in Takayama

Sake brewing

In the old merchant streets of Sanmachi, sake breweries founded between the late Edo period and the Meiji era still brew, marked by balls of cedar hung under the eaves. They use local Hidahomare rice and brew through the cold Hida winter.

  • Harada Sake Brewery

    Sanmachi

    A sake brewery on Kami-sannomachi, ten generations since the late Edo period. Its label, Sansya, is named after the floats of the Takayama festival.

    RinBegin with the dry one.

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  • Kawashiri Sake Brewery

    Sanmachi

    A brewery on Kami-ninomachi since 1839 that ages its sake for years, using only local Hidahomare rice. Paid tastings; no brewery tours.

    RinNo ice in aged sake.

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  • Hirata Sake Brewery

    Sanmachi

    A brewery on Kami-ninomachi since 1895, brewing with underground water of the Miyagawa and rice such as Hidahomare and Isehikari. It runs brewery tours.

    RinSee inside the brewery on the tour.

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