Historical Government House

Historical Government House (National Historical Site)
This was one of the mansions of Lord Kanamori of Takayama Castle. After the Kanamori line was transferred to another fief, it came under the direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and prefectural and district governors used it as an office through which to govern Hida. This office was called Takayama Jinya, sending out official proclamations and collecting taxes. When the Meiji era began, it came to be used as area offices for the prefecture, county and local branches. Takayama Jinya is the only remaining building of this kind in the country