- Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village
- Takayama Jinya
- Shirakawa-go
- Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall
- Toki Premium Outlets
- Gero Onsen Gassho-Mura
- Wada House
- Takayama Museum of History and Art
- Ogaki Castle
- Takasu Snow Park
- 2023-2024 Snow Resort Guide in Japan: Asia’s Winter Wonderland
- Unmissable Autumn Leaf-viewing spots in Japan
- April Best Events in Japan
Areas
What is Gifu?
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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Itineraries
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- Hida walking plan for its culture and beef cuisine
- 1days
- Hida Takayama is a popular tourist spot in Gifu Prefecture. Introducing a plan that can satisfy your appetite with Hida beef gourmet, while also familiarizing yourself with history and culture unique to Hida, such as life in a private Gassho zukuri house (they have a slanting roof, like a pair praying hands) and the traditional architecture. It is also recommended for first-time visitors to Hida.
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- 10 days: Tokyo, Kyoto, Yamanashi, Yamagata, Niigata, Gifu, Osaka
- 10days
- Start: Haneda Airport(Tokyo) Day 1: Tokyo Day 2: Tokyo, Kyoto Day 3: Tokyo, Yamanashi Day 4: Tokyo, Yamagata Day 5: Yamagata, Niigata Day 6: Niigata, Gifu, Tokyo Day 7: Osaka Day 8: Osaka Day 9: Osaka Day 10: Osaka Popular spots in this itinerary: Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Rokuon-ji Temple (Kinkaku-ji Temple), Kifune-jinja Shrine
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- Japan 23
- 22days
- Sue and Glen’s rapid-fire tour of central(ish) Japan.
- Create your own itinerary
Travel Guide
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- 2023-2024 Snow Resort Guide in Japan: Asia’s Winter Wonderland
- 2023.12.06
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- Unmissable Autumn Leaf-viewing spots in Japan
- 2023.09.22
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- April Best Events in Japan
- 2023.04.27
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- Complete Guide on How to travel to Shirakawago from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Kanazawa
- 2020.11.30
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- 2020 Top 30 Hot Springs (Onsen) in Japan
- 2020.11.22
Gifu Overviews
Climate
What to Wear
- Jan
- Warm Cloth
- Feb
- Warm Cloth
- Mar
- Warm Cloth
- Apr
- Jacket
- May
- Long
- Jun
- Long
- Jul
- Short
- Aug
- Short
- Sep
- Long
- Oct
- Long
- Nov
- Jacket
- Dec
- Warm Cloth
Based on the Meteorological Agency "past weather data", created NAVITIME