Bridge Spots in Gifu Area

  • Togetsukyo Bridge
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    Yoro Town, Yoro-gun, Gifu Prefecture
    One of seven bridges spanning a stream which flows from a waterfall in Yoro Park near Yoro Railway Yoro Station in Gifu Prefecture. Offering a view of seasonal trees and flowers, the bridge is a popular destination to rest on a walk and take photos. The bridge serves as the entrance to the Yoro Seseragi Kaido Road, little-known fall foliage destination. A variety of events are held in Yoro Park, such as colorfully lighting up the waterfall during the Hyotan Illumination event.
  • Kita-Alps Ohashi Bridge
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Okuhidaonsengounakao Shinho Hironaki
    The Kita-Alps Ohashi Bridge, which is 150 meters long and 70 meters high, links the Shin-Hotaka Onsen and Nakao Highlands area with the Nabedaira resort area; it is a very popular spot for a scenic drive. There are spectacular views extending as far as Mt. Kasaga-dake; the scenery is especially beautiful in May, with the spring greenery, and around October, which is the autumn foliage season.
  • Chidoribashi
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    Gifu Pref. Gifushi Nagara Furutsu
  • Nakabashi Bridge
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Honmachi
    A bridge spanning the Miyagawa River flowing through Takayama City. The bridge spans the 1 Chome Hon-machi and Kamisannomachi neighborhoods. Notable for its traditional style crimson handrail, the bridge is a popular photo destination. Many visitors come here particularly in spring during the cherry blossom bloom to take a picture of the crimson bridge standing out amidst the pink flowers. The bridge is also specially lit up at night four times a year during peak tourism periods in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Visitors can enjoy the unique, seasonal scenery at each time.
  • Nagarabashi Bridge
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    Gifu Pref. Gifushi Nagara Fukumitsu
    A bridge spanning the Nagara River in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture which is one of the city’s most well-known. Often depicted in Taisho period picture postcards, the bridge ranks alongside cormorant fishing as one of the symbols of Gifu Prefecture. The bridge was first built in the Meiji period; the current reinforced concrete bridge is the fourth one to be built here. Cormorant fishing spectating boats pass beneath the bridge, while a statue of a cormorant fishermen and a monument to Hiroshi Itsuki’s hit song ”Nagaragawa Enka” stand at the south end of the bridge. In summer, a fireworks display is held downriver from the bridge, while cormorant fishing overseen by the Imperial Household Agency Board of Ceremonies is conducted upriver from the bridge.
  • Kaji Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Honmachi
  • Tokaiohashi
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    Gifu Kaizu-shi Kaizucho Akie
  • Mabashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Gifu-shi
  • Kendobashi
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    Gifu Prefecture Ogaki
  • Nakakiri Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Nakatsugawa-shi
  • Memorial Ohashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Gifu-shi
  • Yayoi Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Takayama-shi Nanukamachi
  • eitamotutera mukiwakyo
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Tajimi Kokeizan town 1-42 permanent retention temple scenic spot in the garden
  • Nagara Ohashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Gifu-shi Chayashinden
  • Yabukawa Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Motosu-shi Yai
  • Ukaiohashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Gifushi Obusayanagimachi 4
  • Fukuoka Ohashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kaizu-shi
  • Imao Hashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kaizu-shi
  • Kaizu Hashi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kaizu-shi Kaizucho Yasuda
  • Shin Fukahama Hashi
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    Gifu Kaizu-shi Kaizucho Fudano

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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