What I know, there's no bike rental inside. Park closed at 5 pm. But last bus depart around 4.40 pm. Please check before in ticket counter in bus terminal, if you don't want to missed the last bus.

At Takayama Bus Station, you can buy bus ticket including Hida No Sato entrance fee. Cheaper if you buy it together as 1 package (bus return ticket + entrance fee). Last bus 04.40 pm from Hida (if schedule not change) but the park closed at 5 pm. So make sure you aware of the bus schedule. if not bus, only taxi available and cost 1000 Yen back to terminal. In Hida, really dark at night. I don't eat Hida beef but you can find many restaurant in Takayama who sell Hida beef.

Hi, Of course you can walk from Takayama to the village, it's about 40 minutes walk. You also can take the bus at the train station, and then it would be 10 minutes on the bus. When you walk to Hida Takayama, you can first visit the teddy bear Eco Village (= it's a museum) entrance price is Y 600. Afterwards on the same side of the street you can walk to the hide folk village, the entrance price here is Y700. The buildings (+30) were all moved from different parts of the Hida region. Artisans are working on traditional arts and crafts. And in March/April it's the Hina Dolls' Festival. Hope this helps. Best regards.

Yes there are several simple restaurants were you can eat.

Hi Alexey, Shirakawa-go is a huge destination (UNESCO World Heritage) with around 100 gassho-zukuri houses standing in an authentic village setting. On the other hand, Hida no Sato is a set-up, open air museum with around 30 gassho-zukuri houses relocated into the compound. The level of authenticity is clearly very different for both, and hence the atmosphere and experience. However, Hida no Sato is just a 10-min bus ride from Takayama bus station, whereas Shirakawa-go requires a 50 to 60-min bus ride. I guess you may give Hida no Sato a miss if time is not on your side, since you'll be seeing Shirakawa-go. Visit only if you have extra time and have covered other sights in Takayama. More detailed step-by-step info and photos on both attractions and transportation in my humble blog. Hope it'd help. Have a great holiday! :) Google: aikkianphotography.blogspot.sg (sorry, links not allowed herein).

I didn't visit the craft centre when i went to Hida no sato. I went to the folk village, took a few pictures, enter the Teddy bear museum and teddy bear cafe. All together took me about 2.5 hours.

I think one day is enough walk around the village. In winter time, this area is called deep show in this village. So I recommend to prepare warm closes