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  • Iwamura Castle Ruins
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    Gifu Pref. Enashi Iwamurachou Shiroyama
    One of Japan’s three major mountain castles, Iwamura Castle—also known as “Kirigajo” —is a well-fortified mountain castle that cleverly uses the landscape—a 180 meter drop—as a natural defense. You could easily call the grand stone walls “the Machu Picchu of the East,” and they will leave castle lovers breathless. The 700-year history of this castle is unmatched by any other castle in Japan. About 20 minutes by car via the Ena Interchange on the Chuo Expressway.
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  • Sofukuji Temple
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Gifushi Nagara Fukumitsu 2403-1
    This temple with ties to Oda Nobunaga belongs to the Myoshinji school of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. To reach it, you can take a city loop bus counterclockwise from JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station, get off at the Nagaragawa Convention Center North Entrance stop, and walk three minutes. Oda Nobunaga’s Family Grave is there, with the remains and mortuary tablets of the Nobunagas and Nobutadas. The main hall's Chitenjo with floorboards from Gifu Castle stained by the blood of soldiers is well known, and the hall has valuable items on display. In autumn the colored leaves of the dodan-tsutsuji shrubs in their garden are superb. They hold the Oda Nobunaga Memorial Ceremony on the first Saturday of October every year.

    織田信長・信忠親子のお墓があります。 遺骨はないので位牌が納められいるそう。 受付時間を少し過ぎて到着してしまいました。 拝観料を支払って外のお墓に手を合わせたかっただけなのですが、無視されました。 ガラス扉を挟んで目の前でガン無視。 受付時間過ぎたこちらが悪いですが、目の前で話しかけてるのに無視はなくないです？

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  • Sengoku Yamashiro Museum
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Gifu Kani-shi Kaneyama 675-1

    明智城址に行った際に、このミュージアムの存在を知ったので、訪問。料金は２１０円。妥当な金額だと思う。明智城址と美濃金山城址の２つしか知らなかったが、それ以外にも可児市に山城があるということを知り、興味深かった。ディオラマや森蘭丸関係の展示も充実していた。駐車場は隣の公民館前に５台程度停めることができる。

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  • Ogaki City Moriya Tadashi Art Museum
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
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    Gifu Ogaki-shi Kuruwamachi 2-12
    "This art museum is located a ten-minute walk from Ogaki Station's South Exit. It exhibits works and materials of the Japanese artist Tadashi Moriya, praised in his hometown as an honorary citizen of Ogaki and a recipient of the Order of Cultural Merit. ""The Melody of Rokudan Sounds in Vienna: Brahms and Countess Toda"" is his masterpiece from his prime with the theme of international exchange. It is a historical painting that depicts an encounter between east and west, with the decoration of a koto and smoke from an incense burner to the patterns of chairs and carpets that were popular at the time. This work and other difficult-to-preserve Japanese paintings are not on permanent display, but about 3,300 works are rotated and displayed every two months."

    大垣駅から周辺散策にて寄りました。 大垣市出身の日本画家で特化した 美術館で良かったです。『守屋と思いイタリア展』が開催されていました◯

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  • Kaizu City Museum of History and Folklore
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
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    Gifu Kaizu-shi Kaizucho Kayano 205-1
    "A museum with a distinctive exterior that replicates a castle. It showcases the history and culture of Kaizu City, with ""Shell Mounds and Ancient Tombs,"" ""Ring Levees and Low Land Agriculture,"" and the ""Takasu Clan"" being the main themes. The items on display teach about life in the ancient Jomon period. Excavated artifacts include pottery and bones from humans, animals, and fish, as well as shells demonstrating Gifu was once closer to the sea than it is now. Their third floor Noh stage can be rented by traditional performing arts enthusiasts regardless of where they are from."

    町内のプチ社会見学でお邪魔しました。 こちらの前は何度か通ってたんですが・・ 外観も良く見ないまま通過が多かったです。 実は「輪中...

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  • Kano-tenmangu Shrine
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Gifushi Kanoutenjinmachi 4-1
    Saito Toshinaga was a military commander who ruled over Kano. He was devoted to Tenmangu Shrine and had Tenman installed as a guardian deity when he built Kutsui Castle in 1445. Kutsui Castle was abandoned after that, but the locals maintained their belief in the shrine. When Tokugawa Ieyasu built Kano Castle in 1600, as the shrine is on the premises, he had it moved to its current location and rededicated. It enshrines Sugawara-no-Michizane. Known as a deity of scholarship, lots of worshipers come to pray for success with exams.

    岐阜駅から周辺を散策にて参拝にて立ち寄りました。立派な天満宮で太宰府天満宮から寄贈された白梅、紅梅が植えてありました◯

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  • Fujii Art Museum
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kamisannomachi 69
    The characteristic heavy facade of this museum of folk art is modeled after the gate of the second wall of Takayama Castle. The museum houses a collection of approximately 2,500 pieces of antiques and folk art amassed over 70 years by Takayama's resident doctor, Tadaichi Fujii. The building in which the collection is displayed is a clay structure built over five years using all cypress wood in the Edoman style. The building has walls that are nearly one meter thick. The wide-ranging collection contains, among other things, Kyoho dolls made over 270 years ago, hanging scrolls by Yokoyama Taikan and Ikkyu, and Kutani and Imari ware.

    高山の古い町並・上三之町にある。医師・藤井糺一が収集した古美術品・古民芸品などを展示。入館料700円。展示室内撮影不可。入口の門は高山城二の丸の登城門を総檜造りで復元したもの。土蔵を改修した3層の展示室には、陶器、漆器、家具、書、人形、着物、武具などが所狭しと並んでいるが高山ならではというものはない。「高山の美術民芸」館ではなく、「高山にある」美術民芸館である。

  • Ichinokura Sakazuki Art Museum
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Tajimishi Ichinokurachou 6-30-1
    This art museum is about ten minutes by car from the Setoshinano Interchange. Ichinokura is a pottery making village, and they focused on smaller items such as sake cups due to poor transportation access. The museum displays lots of pottery like sakazuki cups at their permanent and planned exhibitions. Gallery Chu shows the work of modern artists, and they have facilities dedicated to ceramics like their Sakutokan Hall where you can try working a potter’s wheel. At the Museum Shop, you can purchase Minotosui (sake and ceramic sets), choice sake, and fine quality sweets. There’s also a restaurant serving pizza from their stone oven.

    岐阜県多治見市の南端、市之倉は盃の一大産地。 市之倉さかづき美術館では、地元産を中心に、江戸末期から昭和の盃を、展示している。 岐阜と愛知の県境にある、市之倉地区。 陶器の町として１０００年以上の歴史を持つ、山間の小さな集落だ。 長閑な集落ではあるが、特に昔は、交通の便が悪いのが難点。 そこで、運びやすい盃や煎茶器の産地となったそう。 １８０４年に、磁器を焼くことが許可されると、従来の本業焼だけ...

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  • Toki City Historical Museum of Mino Ceramics
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Tokishi Izumichou Kujiri 1263
    Toki City Historical Museum of Mino Ceramics is located a five-minute drive from the Gotomaki Smart Interchange on the Tokai Kanjo Expressway. It specializes in Mino-Momoyama-tou ceramics, and its permanent exhibit includes the Shino Square Bowl, an Important Cultural Property, and examples of Kizeto, Oribe, Shino and other varieties of Mino ceramics from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. There are also exhibits describing the history of Mino ceramics and ways of life in those periods. Experiential learning programs, in which children from elementary through high school can see and touch pottery, are available by reservation.

    土岐市駅から歩いて10分強程度で着きました。時間つぶしがてらに訪ねました。入場料は200円という安さです。展示コーナーは狭く、ゆっくり見学しても30分かかりません。手前の展示室が美濃焼きをはじめとした焼き物の展示、奥の展示室では縄文時代、弥生時代といった、年代ごとの焼き物の移り変わりを学ぶ展示となっておりました。懐かしい歴史の勉強の機会となり、こっちは以外にじっくり見学しました。これという目玉的な...

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  • Fuwa-no-seki Museum
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
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    Gifu Fuwa-gun Sekigaharacho Matsuo 21-1
    "This museum is located in the Matsuo area of Sekigahara Town, Fuwa County. Materials related to Fuwanoseki, established by Emperor Tenmu the year after the Jinshin War of 672 and counted among the ""Sangan,"" the three important checkpoints of the Japanese nation under the ritsuryo codes, are on display. With earthenware and other relics excavated from the nearby Fuwa-no-Seki Ruins and a reconstruction of the checkpoint, you can deepen your understanding of this historic landmark."

    関ケ原というと古来からの街道の要所、有名な関ケ原の戦いから８００年程前にここで壬申の乱の中でも大きな戦が行われ、大海人皇子側が大勝利を収めました。この資料館では不破関の建物、壬申の乱の行程などを展示しています。正直、壬申の乱については市販の歴史資料を読んだ方が詳しいと思いますが、行なわれた場所で展示資料を見るのも良いですね。

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  • Soyuji Temple
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Soyujimachi 218
    The only Rinzai school temple in Takayama City, it is located an eight-minute drive from JR Takayama Station. In 1632, it was opened by the brothers Kanamori Shigeyori and Shigekatsu, the third head of Hida to pray for their father Arishige. Inside, the the retainer of the shogun, Yamaoka Tesshu's monument and his parents' grave are enshrined and they are registered as a city designated historical site. Otherwise, it is a temple and shrine that has several city designated historical sites such as main hall, bell hall, and the group grave of the craftsmen. The garden and stepping stones on the east side of the the priests' living quarters and on the mountain side it is organized with the layer of stones, law and mid-height trimmed trees, and you can get a glimpse of the elegant and sophisticated samurai culture of Takayama.

    Just a quick walk from the centre of town up the hill. Very peaceful spot with a couple of hidden gems. Temple itself was large with well maintained garden etc. And if you look carefully on one of...

  • Moriminashi Hachiman Shrine
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Gifu Gero-shi Mori 1321
    "This old temple in a corner of the hot spring town is located approximately a ten-minute walk from Gero Station. From the Heian period to the Kamakura period (1185-1333), Hida craftsmen carved ten wooden idols that are stored here, and all of them have been designated as national important cultural properties. Every year on February 14th, there is a traditional festival called ""Tanokami Festival"" to usher in spring in Hidaji area. It is said to be based on ritual performances done since the middle ages so as to celebrate an abundant harvest of rice in advance. It is also nicknamed the ""Hanagasa Festival"" because of the local young dancers who wear brightly colored hanagasa hats, and this has been designated a national important intangible cultural asset."

    駅の対岸にあります。階段は結構急でした。境内は街中の神社といった感じです。人はいませんがお賽銭箱の近くに書置き御朱印があります。

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  • Hichiso Precambrian Museum
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Kamogunhichisouchou Nakasou 1160
    This museum is located in Hichiso Town, Kamo District. It has many exhibits with materials to learn about the 4.6 billion-year history of the earth from its creation until the present, including “Japan’s oldest stone.” Japan’s oldest stone was discovered in the riverbed of the nearby Hida River in 1970, and is a Kamiaso conglomerate containing gneiss clasts from over 2 billion years ago. You can learn while enjoying the relationship between people and nature with exhibits such as “the world’s oldest stone” discovered in northern Canada that is 3.96 billion years old, and a quiz corner where you can win prizes.

    ＪＲ上麻生駅から歩いて20-30分にある道の駅の隣にある、ＵＦＯの形をした展示館は目を引きますが、数十年前のスタイルの展示館です。上麻生の地で最古の石が出たとのことで、その石が展示されています。当日は列車待ち時間があまりなかったので入館は出来ませんでしたが、土曜日でも入館する人は見かけなかった。時間がある時に一度は利用したいと思います。

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  • Saito Museum
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Gujoushi Hachimanchoushinmachi 927
    This private museum centered on tea ceremony items is located a 20-minute walk from Nagara Railway’s Gujo-Hachiman Station in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture. It exhibits countless family treasures such as the tea bowl “Ayase” and incense container “Koshi Zakuro” that have been appraised, and were collected over 270 years by the heads of the Saito family, who had deep relationships with the feudal lord of Gujo. While gazing at the courtyard that rings with the clear sound of water, you can spend a relaxing time in the adjoining cafe that serves matcha green tea. In addition, they also sell traditional Japanese miscellaneous goods.

    郡上八幡駅から徒歩20分ほど。「やなか水のこみち」沿いにある美術館。1987年開館。入館料は300円。茶人であった齋藤家当主が収集した書画、茶道具、陶器、漆器、刀剣などを展示。趣のある建物、きれいに整えられた展示室、侘び寂びを感じる展示品。小さいながらもなかなか見応えのある美術館であった。

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  • Hida Gokoku Shrine
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    3.5
    11 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Horibatamachi 90
    This shrine is located in the Takayama Station Sannomaru ruins about an eight-minute drive from Takayama Station. The grounds were purified in 1878, and the Chukyoin was completed there the next year. The stone walls on the site are the original ones from the Sannomaru period. Now known as a popular spot for cherry blossom viewing, there are many Yoshino cherry trees planted around the outer moat that bring to mind castle walls. It is said to be the smallest shrine among the countless Gokoku shrines (shrines that enshrine and honor the war dead) throughout the country.

    高山駅から徒歩20分ほど。高山城三の丸跡に鎮座。 1909年に「飛騨招魂社」として創建。現在も神門前には創建時の社名が彫られた社号標が立っている。祭神は西南の役以降の飛騨出身の戦没者。社殿は木造銅板葺き。左側に繋がっている「忠孝苑合祭殿」には飛騨大神宮・黄金神社・祖霊殿が祀られており、さらにその左には久和司神社、飛騨匠神社が鎮座している。

  • Taisho Period Museum
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Enashi Akechichou 876-10
    This museum is part of the Japan Taisho Village Theme Park which reproduces the ambiance of a Taisho period town. It's five minutes on foot from Akechi Railway's Akechi Station. They hold planned exhibits several times a year. They also have a display about the Emperor Taisho, a symbol of the Taisho period, and a display on daily life that uses period realia to reproduce a typical household. The first floor has newspapers of the period and retro posters, and the adjacent Cafe Tenkyu feels just like a coffee shop from the era.

    大正村の施設の中では一番東側。建物は新しくて、展示室も明るいです。 往時の明智の生活ぶりを伝える展示は当時の音楽を流したりして、それらしい雰囲気。最後の展示室に、大正時代の象徴、大正天皇に関する展示があって、あまりなじみのない大正天皇の人柄を少し身近に感じられました。

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  • Hirayu no Yu Hirayu Folk Museum
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Okuhidaonsengouhirayu
    This museum is about a five-minute walk after getting off at the Hirayu Bus Terminal. The building is a remodeled private house with a half-hipped roof, with a sunken fireplace room and hemp clothing to show old rural life of the first floor, and exhibits of farm tools that introduce the history of Hida on the second floor. And another thing that is popular is Hirayu no Yu that adjoins the Hirayu Folk Museum. The rotenburo (open-air bath) has spring water directly from the source and is located in a clump of trees, giving it a great atmosphere. Able to see the changing scenes of the seasons from fresh green to autumn leaves and winter snow, you can enjoy the beauty of nature and Hirayu’s hot springs to your heart’s content.
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  • Yahagi Dam
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    Aichi Pref. Toyotashi Shizurasechou Higashibata 67
    This dam straddles the border between Shizurase-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture and Kushihara, Ena City, Gifu Prefecture. The parabolic concrete arch dam is positioned in the upper reaches of the Yahagi River. Visitors can tour the control room, the tunnels below the dam body, and other areas (reservation required). The dam also holds dam discharge viewing events several times per year. It is also possible to enjoy the rich natural scenery of the area surrounding the dam and Lake Okuyahagi, its dam lake, including cherry blossoms and fall foliage.
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  • Ankokuji Temple
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kokufucho Nishimonzen 474
    This is one of the temples which Ashikaga Takauji and his brother Tadayoshi, the founders of the Muromachi Shogunate, ordered built across Japan. It was founded in 1347 by converting Shorinji Temple in Kokufu. It originally had a complete seven-structured temple compound and nine sub-temples, but most of it was destroyed during the Warring States period. The rotating sutra shelf in the scripture house which survived the fires is the oldest of its kind in Japan. It's one of the few sutra repositories to be declared a National Treasure, along with those at Horyuji Temple and Toshodaiji Temple. The Senshin no Mori forest behind the temple has numerous cultural assets, and you can do a walk taking in some of the 33 sacred spots of the Saigoku Pilgrimage.

    岐阜にある2つの国宝建物のうちの一つである経蔵があるお寺です。平時から内部拝観には予約がいるようです。1408年に建てられた経蔵は離れたところから見ただけなので華美さを控えた武家らしい禅宗様ですが、和様も取り込まれているとのこと、機会があれば予約して内部も見てみたいと思いました。

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  • Sankoji Temple
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Gifu Yamagata-shi Tominaga 671-1
    "This old temple has the legend that the three bodies of Bhaisajyaguru, Amida Nyorai, and Kannon, which were buried at the depths of the Mugi River, were rescued and enshrined as the main treasure around 1657. After that, it was restored and reopened in 1709, and has a history as a major dojo of Shingon Buddhism that trained many young people. Because there are 8,000 plants of several hundred kinds of hydrangea planted on the grounds, it is famous as ""Ajisai no Yamadera"" (mountain temple of hydrangea). The colorful hydrangea bloom like flower mandalas from mid-June to the beginning of July, best time to see them. The Hydrangea Festival is held during this time, which includes the sale of seedlings and prayer services, and it attracts many tourists from all over the country."

    非常に小さなお寺ですがアジサイで有名なお寺です。 全国的に見てアジサイで有名なお寺や神社は珍しくありませんが、ここは百数十種のアジサイが8,000-9,000株植えられています。 この種類の多さは他とは異なる魅力かと思います。 ただ、私が行ったのは7月後半で、ほぼ枯れてしまっておりました。。。 見頃は6月-7月初旬だそうです。 お寺としては近くの武儀川の淵に光る物を見付け、取り出してみると薬師如来...

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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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