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Sightseeing Spot Spots in Hida Area

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  • Gandate Canyon
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    Gifu Gero-shi Osakacho Ochiai
    A 40-minute drive from Gero Station on the JR Takayama Main Line. This picturesque canyon follows a mountain stream for 17 kilometers. Its lava (andesite) columnar joint walls and boulders were formed some 54 thousand years ago by the magma which flowed from an eruption of Mt. Ontake. The surrounding area is maintained as Gandate Park and facilities include observatories, a shop, and parking area. Mitsudaki Waterfall, located inside the park, can be reached via a 600-meter-long walkway. The canyon has been designated a Natural Monument by the prefecture and is a renowned destination for viewing fall foliage which has been selected for inclusion in a list of the 33 Selected Hida and Mino colored leaves. Visitors can enjoy a different atmosphere in spring when fresh verdure fills the area.
    Gandate Canyon image
  • Furuko-no-Kobai (Red plum blossoms)
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    Gifu Gero-shi Osakacho Nagase
    A plum tree that's been designated as a natural monument by Gifu Prefecture. A rare double-blossomed red variety, it's one of the few large trees in the prefecture. Nine-meter-tall and with a trunk three meters in circumference, it's estimated to be 700 years old. It has been damaged several times over the years, and one of the branches has been repaired. The site gets packed with photographers with their tripods when it is in full bloom in mid-April and it's even more beautiful with its blossoms against snow-capped Mt. Ontake. It's just off the Osaka River's bike path, so lots of people stop by to view it while out for a ride or a hike.
    Furuko-no-Kobai (Red plum blossoms) image
  • Kadowasa River Fireflies
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    Gifu Gero-shi Kadowasa Hiuchi Wasa
    "About a 30-minute drive from Gero Onsen, this area on the Kadowasa River that originates in Gero City's Kadowasa is home to a kind of firefly called ""genji-botaru."" It's a good habitat for them as the river has lots of black snails that the fireflies feed on, slow flowing water, and little pesticide pollution throughout the river basin. In 1969 the area was designated a Natural Monument by Gifu Prefecture. The best spot to see them is the roughly four-kilometer stretch between the Hiuchi and Wasa districts. You can see the fireflies in all their faint flashing glory from mid-June through July."
    Kadowasa River Fireflies image
  • Nawashiro Cherry Blossoms
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    Gifu Gero-shi Wasa
    "This Gifu Prefecture designated Natural Monument has been selected as one of the Top 33 Spots to View Cherry Blossom in the Hida-Mino region. The two stand close together on a small hill across Yamato Bridge in the Wasa district. They are about 400 years old. The name comes from the practice of local farmers who would start preparing their rice nurseries (nawashiro) when the trees were in full bloom. As such, they were also called the ""Calendar Cherry Trees."" They're at their peak from early to mid-April. They are illuminated at night during this period when visitors come from near and far for the wonderful sight of the cherry blossoms reflected in the rice paddies."
    Nawashiro Cherry Blossoms image
  • Sanpoiwa Parking Lot
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura
    This parking lot is located at the highest point of the Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road driving course in Hakusan National Park that connects Ishikawa Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture. It is situated in front of the tunnel entrance that crosses the prefectural border near the prefectural border in Gifu Prefecture. It is the earliest place to see the changing autumn leaves on Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road, and it is possible to see the Northern Alps from an altitude of 1,450 meters on clear days. It is also the starting point to Mt. Sanpoiwadake, derived from the rocks facing the three directions towards Hida, Etchu and Kaga. You can climb the trail in about 50 minutes to the summit, and go down in around 40 minutes.
    Sanpoiwa Parking Lot image
  • Shiroyama Observation Deck (Shirakawa-go)
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi
  • Honkakuji Temple (Ota Sakura)
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi 270
    Honkakuji Temple (Ota Sakura) image
  • Iwaya Dam no Momiji
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    Gifu Gero-shi Kanayamacho
  • Gero Onsen Gasshomura no Momiji
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    Gifu Gero-shi Mori
    Gero Onsen Gasshomura no Momiji image
  • Amo Toge no Momiji
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    Gifu Hida-shi
  • Oshirakawa (Hakusan National Park)
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura
  • Okubo Ike
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Magari
  • Ogimachi Gassho-zukuri Hamlet
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi
  • Nikoi Kogen
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    Gifu Pref. Hidashi Miyagawachouhora
  • Shidarikuri habitat of Takehara
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    Gifu Gero
Gifu Hida
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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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