Takayama - Historical Government House

(Local Name: Jinya) Once the seat of local government when Takayama was under the administration of the Kanamori clan, this is the only building of its kind in Japan. It was originally built in 1615 as the second house of Nagachika Kanamori, and was managed by the feudal authorities. The front wall of the main entrance hall is accompanied with decorated paper of a blue sea-wave pattern, which was designed by the Tokugawa shogunate as a symbol of its direct control.