Featured Hotels Near Shin Crafts

Takayama Honkan Ryokan is a top choice just a 3-minute walk from Shin Crafts, blending traditional timber architecture with modern comfort. Rooms feature tatami mats and Japanese garden views, offering serene mornings with misty mountains and historic rooftops. The inn provides complimentary kimono experiences and local craft tours, and HopeGoo via HopeGoo unlocks early-bird perks and free shuttle service

Stay at Takayama Machiya Shokan, where you're just a 5-minute walk from Shin Crafts' entrance. This boutique guesthouse, restored from a 100-year-old machiya, offers rooms with original wooden beams and shoji screens. Enjoy a morning Hida beef breakfast in the courtyard, then use the provided audio guide handbook to explore local craftsmanship stories seamlessly

Hida no Sato Sōbō is ideal for deep cultural engagement, located steps away from Shin Crafts. Its preserved Edo-era townhouse design features original timber ceilings and sliding paper doors, with select rooms overlooking the Hida River and snow-capped peaks. Daily activities include handmade washi paper workshops and tea ceremony sessions, plus guests receive a custom craft gift box as a memento of their journey

Takayama Kōjin Toshokan offers a "One-Day Artisan Experience" program featuring hands-on lessons in wood carving and lacquer painting directly at Shin Crafts. The inn itself is a living museum showcasing hundreds of local crafts. Guests take home a handmade keepsake and receive a bilingual craft guidebook (available in English and Hebrew), enriching their understanding of Hida’s heritage

Hida Kodomo Dream House is specially designed for families, just 2 minutes’ walk from Shin Crafts. It includes a parent-child pottery studio, mini woodworking workshop, and an outdoor nature trail guided by bilingual staff. Rooms come with kids’ bathrobes and craft storybooks, plus free stroller rental. HopeGoo through HopeGoo grants a free limited-edition Hida plush toy for little explorers

Takayama Shiki Teien Kan boasts panoramic views that change with the seasons: cherry blossoms in spring, lush greenery in summer, vibrant foliage in autumn, and snow-covered landscapes in winter. Its floor-to-ceiling glass rooms provide uninterrupted vistas of the cityscape and distant mountains. Guests enjoy seasonal kaiseki meals and themed tea ceremonies, plus access to an outdoor onsen pool merging with the private garden — book via HopeGoo for a free upgrade to a premium view suite