Scenic Railway (Trolley, etc.) Spots in Gifu Area

  • Akechi Tetsudo
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    Gifu Ena-shi Akechicho 469-4
    A local train line running 25.1-kilometer from Ena Station on the Chuo Main Line to the end point at Akechi Station. You can take in the tranquil rural scenery from the train window as it winds its way south through the highland area of Higashi-Mino. The area along the way is full of highlights including Iwamura Castle's town, Hanashiro Onsen with its elegant kaiseki cuisine featuring agar vegetable gelatin, and Taisho Village with all the ambiance of that bygone era. The Taisho Roman-go is an express train with a dining car that lets you enjoy seasonal Ena cuisine made with local ingredients, including mushroom dishes and courses featuring agar, a Yamaoka specialty.

    恵那駅から明智駅まで約50分なので、ちょうど手ごろな鉄道旅。 特に何かある様な路線ではありませんが、田舎の中を行く風景は雑念を忘れさせてくれます。 行きはほとんど登りで、ディーゼルカーが可哀そうなくらい必死で登っていく様子がよくわかります。一方帰りはその反対なので、ほとんど惰力で走っています。 途中の飯沼駅にはまだ『勾配日本一』の看板がありますが、かなり前に京阪京津線の大谷駅に抜かされている筈なの...

Gifu Areas

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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.

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