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Home to the thatched farmhouses of Shirakawa-go, the old town of Takayama and cormorant fishing on the river. A scenic slice of traditional, mountainous Japan.

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Best Hotels Near Nishi-Gifu Station | The Art Museum’s Quiet Neighbor
Hotels

Best Hotels Near Nishi-Gifu Station | The Art Museum’s Quiet Neighbor

The suburban stop with a world-class secret next door β€” Odilon Redon's dream-paintings in the prefectural art museum.

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Best Hotels Near Hozumi Station | The Persimmon Plain’s Commuter Base
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Best Hotels Near Hozumi Station | The Persimmon Plain’s Commuter Base

The commuter stop that grew Japan's favorite persimmon β€” a pure value base between Gifu and Ogaki, honestly…

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Best Hotels Near Tajimi Station | The Kiln City of Mino Ware
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Best Hotels Near Tajimi Station | The Kiln City of Mino Ware

The kiln city that glazes Japan β€” a surreal tile museum, pottery lanes, a National Treasure Zen temple,…

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Best Hotels Near Ogaki Station | The Water City Where Basho’s Road Ended
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Best Hotels Near Ogaki Station | The Water City Where Basho’s Road Ended

The city of springs where Basho's great journey ended β€” with Japan's most decisive battlefield ten minutes down…

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Best Hotels Near Gifu Station | Nobunaga’s Mountain Castle & Cormorant Fires
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Best Hotels Near Gifu Station | Nobunaga’s Mountain Castle & Cormorant Fires

Nobunaga's eyrie above the river, cormorant fires after dark, and lattice-front lanes β€” 20 minutes from Nagoya, a…

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Gifu-Hashima Station Guide | Gateway to Gifu & Sekigahara
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Gifu-Hashima Station Guide | Gateway to Gifu & Sekigahara

Tokaido Shinkansen Guide Β· Gifu-Hashima Station Gifu-Hashima Station Guide: The Snow-Country Junction β€”Gateway to Gifu, Sekigahara & Where…

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Takayama: Japan’s Old Town Preserved in the Mountains β€” Jinya, Markets & Sake
Destinations

Takayama: Japan’s Old Town Preserved in the Mountains β€” Jinya, Markets & Sake

Takayama (高山) in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture owes its extraordinary historical preservation to the same geographical accident…

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Shirakawa-go & Gokayama: UNESCO Thatched Farmhouses in the Japanese Alps
Destinations

Shirakawa-go & Gokayama: UNESCO Thatched Farmhouses in the Japanese Alps

Deep in the mountain valleys where the Sho River (庄川) cuts through the Japanese Alps between Gifu and…

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Gujo Hachiman: The Crystal Clear River Town & Japan’s Summer Dance Festival
Culture & History

Gujo Hachiman: The Crystal Clear River Town & Japan’s Summer Dance Festival

Gujo Hachiman (ιƒ‘δΈŠε…«εΉ‘) β€” a small castle town of approximately 15,000 people in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture…

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Canyoning in Japan: Descending Waterfalls in Gifu and Hyogo
Experiences

Canyoning in Japan: Descending Waterfalls in Gifu and Hyogo

Canyoning (キャニγ‚ͺニング) β€” the activity of descending steep river gorges by a combination of jumping, sliding, rappelling, swimming,…

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