There is a Travel Information booth of Hida Takayama in front of JR Takayama Station Exit.
You can get free guide maps and brochures in English or other langages.
1-1 Showa-Machi Takayama-City
Phone: +81-(0)577-32-5328
Open hour
8:30~18:30 Apr.1 to Oct. 31
8:30~17:00 Nov.1 to Mar.31
One of the widest basins here is the Takayama Basin. A peculiarity of the climate is the vast difference in temperature between night and day thru the year.
Temperature & Precipitation Monthly Avarages
With a heavy snowfall, the winter is extremely cold, and at its coldest, temperatures have been known to reach 15 degrees below freezing.
On summer days, the dazzling sunlight is often potent, but because the humidity is low, you can feel refreshment of body and mind. Usually nighttime is much cooler than daytime.Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec High(℃) 3 3.6 8.5 16.5 21.9 25.2 28.7 30.1 24.9 18.8 12.3 5.9 Low(℃) -5.5 -5.7 -2.5 2.9 8.4 14.3 18.5 19.3 15.1 7.9 2 -2.7 Precipitation(mm) 88.9 99.7 120.5 139.1 134.8 193.1 226.2 169.1 257.8 126.7 98.5 79.3
The voltage in Japan is 100 Volt, which is different from North America (110V), Central Europe (220V) and most other regions of the world. Japanese electrical plugs have two, non-polarized pins.
The frequency of electric current is 50 Hertz in Eastern Japan (including Tokyo, Yokohama, Tohoku, Hokkaido) and 60 Hertz in Western Japan (including Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Shikoku, Kyushu), however this frequency difference affects only sensitive equipment.
Bank
Monday thru Friday 9:00~15:00
*Only Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Every day Plaza opens 365 days.
Shops
9:00~17:00
Super market
9:00~20:00
Restaurant
Breakfast 7:00~11:00
Lunch 11:00~14:00
Dinner 17:00~22:00
During wintertime, many shops are closed their business in earlier time.
From Japan to Abroad
1.Dial the international dialing access code (010).
2.Dial the country code of the country you are calling.
3.If the number starts with a 0, drop the 0 and dial everything else.
From Abroad to Japan
1.Dial the international dialing access code (typically 00, 011 or 0011)
2.Dial Japan's country code (81).
3.If the number starts with a 0, drop the 0 and dial everything else.
Post offices provide a range of postal services including the shipping of post cards, letters, parcels and registered mail as well as savings and insurance services. Door-to-door delivery services, known as takuhaibin, are also provided by various companies other than the post office.
Mailboxes are red.
Takayama Post Office
〒506-8799
5-95-1 Nada-Cho Takayama City
Postal service
Monday thru Friday 9:00~19:00
Money exchange
Monday thru Friday 9:00~16:00
ATM
Monday thru Friday 8:00~21:00 Saturday 9:00~19:00 Sunday and holidays 9:00~19:00
There are 8 smaller post offices in Takayama as bellow.
Okamoto Post Office
Kami Ichino Machi Post Office
San No Post Office
Nada Post Office
Hachiman Post Office
Hozue Eki Mae Post Office
Midori Ga Oka Post Office
Rengo Bashi Post Office
Many hotels and ryokans have more than one computer for their guest use as free or charged.
If you are interested in Internet cafe in Takayama, there is one along route 41.
Free Internet
Hida Takayama Tourist Information Office, Takayama City Hall, Kansho-Kan (Library), Takayama Public Cultural Hall
Takayama Red Cross Hospital
Phone 0577-32-1111 3-11
Tenman-Cho Takayama
Kumiai Kose Byoin Hospital (General Hospital)
Phone 0577-32-1115
5-68 Ojinmachi Takayama
Police
110
Ambulance / Fire
119
