The Takaoka Municipal Museum presents the rich history of Takaoka and introduces the unique traditional industries that developed in the city, including copperware and lacquerware.

The Manyo Historical Museum presents a special spring exhibition that encourages learning through the enjoyment of ancient poetry.

Takaoka Kojo Park has 2,700 cherry trees, including the Takaoka City flower-known as "koshino higan-zakura," with 300 trees found mostly in Odakeyabu.

This festival commemorates the efforts of a man named Tsubataya Yoshibe to protect the culture of Yama-cho.

This event, arranged by the Takaoka Chamber of Commerce, is held on the first Sunday of every month.

A lion dance is performed at the spring festival here. Keta Jinja Shrine has been designated a nationally important cultural asset and the lion dance is an intangible ethnocultural asset of the city.

Hattori Kajuro saved the ruins of Takaoka Castle from being developed in the early Meiji period.

Tea is served as a courtesy to encourage visitors to see the famous Great Buddha statue.

The Manyo poet Otomo No Yakamochi lived for five years in Takaoka as the governor of Etchu.

An artificial hill ("tsukiyama") is built in front of the great cedar tree and a Shinto ritual is held.

An early morning fresh food market and flea market are held twice in May to promote enjoyment of Takaoka. The market is open from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

The western peak of the two peaks of Mt. Futagami came to be known as "Shiroyama" for its castle.

Among the events held during this festival are a tulip cut-flower contest, a wild plant exhibition, flower art exhibits, and flower growing seminars.

This festival is said to originate in the custom among geiko of dressing their hair in the marumage style (a hairstyle for married women) and visiting the Senjuji Temple to pray to the Kwannon goddess of mercy.

This festival is said to originate from the pealing of temple bells in the early Edo period (1603~1868) as part of rites to pray for the end of droughts.

This is a flowery paradise featuring one million tulip plants, representing 400 varieties.

Enjoy the soft sounds of the Gando river as you enjoy the 3,000 illuminated cherry trees that line the banks.