As Hida was rich in resources (gold, silver and copper, as well as its famed timber), the entire province was thereafter retained as tenryō territory directly under shogunal control.

In 1777, after the tenure of the 11th Hida daikan, the post was elevated to that of a gundai, and was made responsible for also managing the shogunate's direct territory in the provinces of Mino, Echizen and Etchū.

[2] The earthen storehouses, which were originally constructed at Takayama Castle, were relocated to their present place in 1695.

The roofs of the buildings are covered in several different styles (e.g. noshi-buki, kokera-buki, and ishiokinagakure-buki), but all of these methods utilize wooden shingles.

It is thought that this is due to the fact that the Hida region receives a lot of snow and was a production center for timber, and compared to clay roof tiles, which were easily worn down by ice and snow, wooden materials were more readily available.