Takayama Joint Government Building

Takayama Joint Government Building is a key facility that contains Takayama Tax Office, Gifu District Public Prosecutors Office Takayama Branch, Takayama Local Public Prosecutors Office, Gifu District Legal Affairs Bureau Takayama Branch Office, Takayama Public Employment Security Office(Hello Work Takayama), and JSDF GIFU Provincial Cooperation Office Takayama Branch Office. The building is highly visible from JR Takayama Station, with colors that harmonize with the mountains in the background and a neat form, and the volume has been divided to reduce the sense of intimidation. In addition, the interior and exterior spaces were designed with modern materials and design, using as motifs the continuous horizontal lines of noki eaves and hisashi eaves, and vertical elements such as columns, fittings, and protruding gabled roofs seen in the three traditional building preservation areas in the city.