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Takayama Souvenir Shop

4.0

75 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Nishinoisshikimachi 2-180 Takayama Green Hotel

This thoroughly entertaining shop takes the Takayama Festival as its theme. It is in Takayama Green Hotel on National Route 158 south of JR Takayama Station. Boasting more than 7,000 items, they offer the largest selection in the Hida area, and since you can taste many of their products, just browsing is fun. They also offer workshops for activities like making Hida’s famous Sarubobo talismans and preparing salted Japanese rice crackers. Apart from creating your own souvenirs, there are lots of events where kids will be sure to make memories.

高山グリーンホテル併設のお土産ショップです。高山市では一番の品揃え駐車場は無料ゲートはあってもフリー店内のお土産種類は唖然とするほど多い。商品がわかりやすいように展示にも工夫がなされている。一位一刀彫の仏像など飛騨の匠の作品が並んでいます。飛騨のお守りマスコットでもあるサルボボの手作り体験コーナーがあるので、ぜひチャレンジしみるのをオススメします。
Bairin Park

4.0

43 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Gifushi Bairinminamimachi 1-1

This municipal park is in Gifu City. It's a well-known plum blossom spot with 50 varieties of plum trees including 700 white-blossomed plum trees and 600 red-blossomed plum trees. The best time to see them in bloom is from February to March. It has a large park area and a lawn where children can play. A D51 locomotive was donated to the park in 1974 for viewing and children's education. The Gifu Bairin Plum Festival is held annually on the first weekend in March, with a variety of plum related events.

Nice park during the sakura time, we get there just week before to start sakura. Theres a old train and you can jump in if you want. Good place to do picnic in a sunny day.
Town of White-Walled Storehouses (Shirakabe Dozogai)

4.0

74 Reviews

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Gifu prefecture Hida-shi Furukawa cho

A historic old town area nicknamed the salon of Takayama which consists of rows of atmospheric sake shops and merchant houses housed in white-walled storehouses. The area is located a five minute walk from Hida-Furukawa Station on the JR Takayama Main Line. The Setogawa River flows through the area and over 1,000 colorful koi carp swim in its waters, engendering a charming, soothing, and somehow nostalgic atmosphere. Koi food is sold in the area for visitors to purchase and feed to the fish. There are restaurants in the area serving foods like croquettes made with Hida beef. Be sure to take your time and stroll the area while listening to the murmur of the river.

Youll find this lovely historic canal district 5 minutes walk from the train station. You can find 2 sake breweries over here where you can taste and some shops.
Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum

4.0

77 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Takayama-shi Oshinmachi 1-52

This is a beautiful building although sparsely furnished it still gives you a sense of life back in the day. We visited in winter so appreciated how cold these places can get! Wouldnt say this was a...
Gero Museum of Hot Springs

4.0

78 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Pref. Geroshi Yunoshima 543-2

This museum is a ten-minute walk from Gero Station. They present both scientific and cultural perspectives on hot springs around Japan. There are five exhibit areas: Science of Hot Springs, Cultures of Hot Springs, Welcome to Gero Onsen, The Room of Dr. Onsen, and Omoshiro Challenge! Hot Springs! You can actually check the salinity and pH of a hot spring and learn about the history of Gero Onsen through valuable photos, materials, a diorama, and more. Books on hot springs are also available. They have a foot bath you can walk in, too.

We went up to the museum to try the foot bath and paid the small entrance fee. We didn’t expect the museum itself to be such a highlight but it was. The man working there was so helpful and even...
Stone Museum Hakusekikan

4.0

35 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Hirukawa 5263-7

The Stone Museum Hakusekikan is famous for having the largest pyramid in Japan, built from 5,500 tons of Hirukawa granite. The Museum offers a wide range of activities, including precious stone hunting, quarrying experience activities, and craft activities that involve making things by hand. The pyramid is a one-tenth scale replica of the Great Pyramid (the Pyramid of Khufu) in Egypt, with a “burial chamber” inside that houses a sarcophagus containing stones from genuine Egyptian pyramids and other commemorative artifacts. The Stone Museum Hakusekikan is located around 15 minutes’ drive from the Ena Interchange of the Chuo Expressway.

6歳の男の子連れです。ピラミッドの中に本格的な巨大迷路があり、とても楽しめます。写真スポットも多く、マイクラ好きもあり、多くの知ってる石があったようでかなり喜んでいました。宝石さがしもとても喜んでいました。駐車場も広くおすすめです。
Michi-no-Eki Nanamori Kiyomi

3.5

35 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Takayama-shi Kiyomicho Makigahora 2145

A roadside station near the Takayama Nishi Interchange on the Chubu Jukan Expressway. It has a restaurant that serves delicious local Hida cuisine, a farmer's market with vegetables picked fresh that morning, and an area that offers casual Hida fare. The Ajisai Nanamori restaurant has a popular Hida beef diced steak meal set with carefully selected Hida beef steak cut into bite-size pieces. It lets guests enjoy the inherent savoriness of the meat. Other meals include their classic Japanese barbecue meal set with Hida beef and a Japanese style meal set with Hida beef and miso and onion grilled on a magnolia leaf.

飛騨高山の中心街から西側、高山西ＩＣの降り口前に、道の駅ななもり清見がありました。駐車場も広く、建物もわりと大きな道の駅です。物産品コーナーをのぞくと、漬物や高山ラーメン、地酒、さるぼぼグッズなどの飛騨の名産品が並んでいました。それ以上に私のハートを射止めたのは、「飛騨牛串焼き」です。高山に来たら、飛騨牛ははずせません。
Roadside Station Hoshi no Furusato Fujihashi

4.0

27 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Pref. Ibigunibigawachou Higashiyokoyama 264-1

Roadside Station Hoshi no Furusato Fujihashi is located along National Route 303, downstream from the Yokoyama Dam. It is located in the Fujihashi District, which is one of Japan’s many famous spots for star gazing, and in the evening, visitors can see the expanse of a star-filled sky. There are two restaurants on the premises: Hoshi no Furusato Restaurant, where the recommended menu item is Shiitake Mushroom Croquettes, and Sobadokoro Fujihashi-an, where the specialty is Tenzaru Soba, cold noodles, made with 20% wheat and 80% buckwheat flour, and tempura with dipping sauce, along with other menu items that make use of famous local ingredients. Another attraction is the Ibigawa River Hot Spring, Fujihashi no Yu, which includes Fujihashi outdoor hot spring bath, whose waters are said to have all kinds of benefits.

この辺りはツーリングに訪れるライダーがとても多いようで、道の駅はライダーで溢れ返っていました。この道の駅の駐車場はとても広くバイク用の駐車エリアもありますが、自動車用のエリアもバイクでいっぱいでした。道の駅には、特産物販売所やレストランの他に、有料施設で徳山民俗資料収蔵庫と温泉がありました。日中に訪れたので、星のふる里を体験できなかったので、夜に訪れてみたいものです。
Tokuyama Dam

4.0

23 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Ibigunibigawachou Kaiden 448

In addition to being one of Japan’s top rockfill dams in terms of total water and bank volume, the Tokuyama Dam is a dam constructed to be coexistent with nature. The dam is open for viewing everyday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. However, use of fire is strictly forbidden, and you must take all your trash with you. Descriptions of the Tokuyama Dam are provided in the Forestry Learning Hall. (Reservations required.)

色んな面で規模が大きく、総合的に日本一のダムのようです。ダム件そせぅの為、沈みゆく徳山ダムを舞台にした日本映画「ふるさと」でも有名です。ダムむ向う時期まで歩いて渡れますよ。少し走ると徳山会館があって、ダムの歴史の勉強が出来ると共にレストランでは名物のダムカレーが頂けます。
Iwamura Brewery Co. Ltd.

4.0

50 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Enashi Iwamurachou 342

This local sake brewery has a 200-year history. The local favorite Onna Joshu gets its name from Otsuya-no-Kata, the first female lord of the famous Iwamura Castle. They participate in sake competitions and win awards at Gifu Prefecture's Shinshu Kanpyokai (National New Sake Appraising and Deliberating Fair) almost every year. They have free brewery tours where you can see the trolley track that was once used for transporting rice and sake. They also have tastings of their recent brews and hold an event to introduce their new sake to the world on a Sunday and public holiday in February.

朝ドラ半分あおいのロケ地で有名ですが、江戸時代の宿場町と江戸時代の古民家があり見どころがあります。また電線地中化になっておりとても空が綺麗でのんびりできます。またお店もそこそこありのんびり晴れた日に2時間程度の散歩にもってこいです。
Takayama City Archives Museum

4.0

66 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Shinmeimachi 4-15

Built in 1895, this historic building was used as the town and city hall until 1968. It’s at the southern end of the Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Building in Sanmachi, Takayama City. You can look out from Ichinomachi to Sannomachi, and the Nakabashi Bridge that spans the Miyagawa River is right before your eyes. The entire building is made of hinoki cypress, and various parts have sliding glass pane doors, which were rare when it was built. This building was state-of-the-art in those days and still maintains its former features. Now it’s a museum that preserves and displays Takayama City’s administrative materials, information about Takayama City history through panel displays and realia from the period.

Well preserved buildings but it was very crowded when we visited and guides were talking over each other. Bit difficult to see the history, but worth a visit.
Takayama-betsuin Shoren-ji Temple

4.0

42 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Teppoumachi 6

Crossing the Miyagawa River from Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, this Otani Shinshu Buddhist temple on National Route 158 has an enormous gate at the end of the approach. The temple was founded in 1253 by Shinran’s disciple Kanenbo Zenshun in Hida’s Shirakawa-go, Naka-go. Takayamabetsuin was moved to its present location by the Warring States Period (1467-1615) warlord Kanamori Nagachika. The highlight on the grounds is the temple’s treasure hall with more than 100 important items related to Shinran and Rennyo on display. The fact that it’s near Takayama City’s main tourist area is a good point, too. They have a paid parking lot that can accommodate large buses, and since the fees are reasonable, many people park there before exploring the city.

A Buddhist temple situated at he start of the Higashiyama walking course. A beauty and well maintained. Nice architectural structures.
Enakyo Cruise (Ena Gorge Tour)

3.5

26 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Enashi Oichou Okudo 2709 - 104

Ena Gorge Cruise, which offers a choice of high-speed jet boats or traditional covered barges, takes passengers on a round trip to Shinanoji (“Three Squares”) Rock, the point at which the Tsukechi River flows into the Kiso River. Passengers can see rock formations looming over them on either side of the riverbank, including Battleship Rock, Lion Rock, Screen Rock, Three Squares Rock, and other oddly shaped rocks and stones, and watch migratory birds fly overhead. The embarkation point for these cruises is located about 10 minutes by car from the Ena Interchange on the Chuo Expressway.

Cheaper to buy the tickets online. Was an enjoyable 30 minutes excursion. As the boat cruises on, we saw white ripples created on the blue water as a result from our passing boat. Along the way, we...
Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine

4.0

22 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Ichinomiyamachi 5323

Located an eight-minute walk from JR Hida-Ichinomiya Station, this shrine has been regarded as the emotional foundation for the people of Hida since ancient times as the highest ranking shrine in the old Hida Province. 14 gods are worshipped in addition to “Mitoshi no Okami,” the main god known as “Minashi no Kami,” which has attracted worship as the god of production that controls harvests and yields and settles a strategic water source and transportation route. In addition to first shrine visits for the new year, it bustles with many worshippers for annual festivals such as the Hida Ikibina Festival (Live Doll Festival), and the prefecture-designated intangible cultural heritage “Jindai Odori” (Era of Gods Dance).

飛騨国一宮、水無神社。位山から下りて来てちょうどこの神社の前を通り飛騨中心の高山へ繋がっています。大きい木がありましたが夏の朝、山国の一宮はひっそりとしていました。なお、国道41号の宮峠トンネルが開通し南飛騨の下呂など益田方面行きやすくなりました。
Roadside Station Soba no Sato Rassei Misato

3.5

13 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Pref. Enashi Misatochou Sazaragi 1461-1

To reach Roadside Station Soba no Sato Rassei Misato, motorists should take Prefectural Route 66 southwest from the Ena Interchange for 10 minutes, where they will find the roadside station at the intersection with National Route 418, with a view of massive mountains. There is a shop that directly sells locally grown vegetables and fruits that have been picked the same morning after being carefully raised by the growers, who are proud of the freshness and rich flavors of their products. The souvenir sales area offers popular Oni Manju, Gohei Mochi and other foods typical of the region. The restaurant Rasseian serves dishes such as Tenzaru Soba (cold noodles with dipping sauce and a side of tempura), Kamo (duck) Soba set meal, and wide variety of other soba dishes. Visitors who make reservations ahead of time can try making their own soba noodles.

少し遅い時間に行くとご飯は売り切れという事がしばしばあります。そのため蕎麦定食は食べることが出来ず、価格的にも少し高い天ぷらと蕎麦のセットになってしまうのが痛いです。
Gifu Castle and Gifu Castle Museum

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Gifu Prefecture Kanghua castle tower Gifu mountain peak

This facility consists of the restored Gifu Castle and a museum with historical items. Once known as Inaba-yama Castle when the Warring States Period commander Saito Dosan lived there, it took on the name of the Gifu area after being captured by Oda Nobunaga. Gifu Castle was restored in its current form in 1956. It's at a high elevation and commands a majestic view of Gifu from the castle tower. Historical items from the Warring States Period including armor, chain mail, musical instruments and more are on display in the museum.
Roadside Station Kirira Sakashita

3.5

24 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Sakashita 450-2

Roadside Station Kirira Sakashita is located only a six-minute walk from JR Sakashita Station on the Chuo Line, It stands on the right bank of the Kiso River, surrounded by mountains that change color throughout the four seasons. The name “Kirara is a compound of “Kiso, “river, and “right side. Inside the facility is an area where visitors can try making their own soba noodles under the guidance of an instructor according to traditional methods, using flour made from high-quality buckwheat grown on the grounds and learning how delicious handmade soba is. They can also practice making such local sweets as Gorin Manju and Kuri Kinton (a dish made with chestnuts and yams) in a lively and playful atmosphere.

下呂温泉から中山道の馬籠宿へと向かっている途中、中津川市のＪＲ坂下駅近くの国道沿いにあった道の駅に立ち寄りました。車もたくさん停まっていて、多くの人たちが訪れていたので、人気の道の駅なんですね。館内をぐるっと回ってみると、お蕎麦の品ぞろえが豊富でした。この辺りは蕎麦の産地なんですね。蕎麦の産地らしく、こちらの道の駅では「蕎麦打ち体験」ができるんです。
Hommachi Oribe Street

3.0

36 Reviews

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Gifu Tajimi Honmachi

"A retro townscape of merchant houses and warehouses built between the early Meiji and Showa eras, the 400-meter-long area is dotted with Mino ware stores, galleries, cafes, etc. It was created in an effort to incorporate the free and innovative ideas of Oribe Furuta, a warlord from Gifu Prefecture and a renowned tea master, into modern town development. The ""Ceramic City Creation Hall,"" located in the center of the town, offers a wide variety of ceramics, from traditional Mino ware to works by young ceramic artists."

多治見駅から徒歩15分ほど。多治見橋を渡ったあたりにあります。このあたりは明治から昭和初期にかけて、美濃焼の問屋が軒を並べ、多治見の商業の中心地として大いに栄えたところ。今でも大きな問屋や古いお店が軒を並べていて、名残があります。陶器屋さんや食事処も古民家を利用したりしており、風情があります。
Shishi Hall (Shishi Kaikan)

4.5

40 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Sakuramachi 53-1

The Shishi Hall (Shishi Kaikan) is a museum in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture that is dedicated to Karakuri. Karakuri are mechanically-operated moving human figures and models that are displayed on the floats that parade through Takayama during the Takayama Matsuri (Takayama Festival), one of the “Three Great Festivals of Japan”; they are controlled using strings, springs and clockwork, etc. The Shishi Hall’s “Karakuri Performance,” in which visitors are able to see how expertly the Karakuri are operated, was selected as a one-star item in the Michelin Travel Guide. There is also a display of approximately 300 ceremonial “lion heads” from all over Japan; as the only exhibition of its kind in Japan, this lion-head display has been designated as an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property.

Amazing exhibition of the floats used during processions which are huge and finely decorated. Well worth a visit
Former Imai Family Residence and Mino History Museum

4.0

27 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Minoshi Izumichou 1883

This is the former residence of the Imai family who were wealthy merchants in what today is Mino City. Originally built in the middle of the Edo Period, it was reportedly expanded in the early Meiji Period. As paper merchants and the head of the village, they were extremely wealthy, and the house was the most splendid in the region. The Meiji Period addition included a three-meter skylight. The courtyard has an elegant suikinkutsu, used to make a special dripping sound, and has been designated as one of the Top 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Mino historic museum is at the back. Its Udatsu Kura has displays on udatsu (old roof ridges) and you can learn about Niwaka (an impromptu comic play) in its Niwaka Kura.

Very interesting old residence. Beautiful garden and well kept hidden treasure. Will be back again in the future.

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Tucked away in the very center of Japan, Gifu prefecture houses mountains, old towns, and one of Japan’s greatest hot springs, Gero Onsen. A tour of the prefecture’s traditional architecture will take you from the mountain-enveloped wooden streets of Takayama to the mountain village of Shirakawago, where visitors can explore 250-year-old thatched roofed houses known as gassho-zukuri.