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  • Enkudo
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kokufucho Tsurusu 1320-2
    This hall on the grounds of Seihoji Temple was originally built in 749. It houses three images carved by the priest Enku in the early Edo period. He traveled around the country during that time and carved over 120,000 Buddhist statues to help spread the Buddhist teachings. Tradition says he carved the thousand armed, standing, and dragon-headed Kannon statues from hinoki cypress in the ittobori style while staying in the area. The 1.27-meter thousand armed Kannon is one of only a few that he carved and is considered among his greatest works.
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  • Kushoji Temple
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Wakatatsumachi 1-86
    The sub-temple at Sotoshu Enjo Temple's first dojo and Unryu-in is located around a seven-minute drive from JR Takayama Station. It was built in 1402 as the last temple. In the front of the mountain is the Gannoden, and apart from the the Honzon (principal image of Buddha), there are many attendants are enshrined in it. In 1827, it was promoted in the era of Mokuyoushinryo and it was founded as the current Kyusoji. Within its premise, a well-maintained pine tree is stretching out and it makes the Hida architecture even more beautiful. The shrine hall of the main hall and kitchen hall and the bell tower are side by side, and you can feel the solemn atmosphere specific to the Higashiyama Teramachi.
  • Enku-Butsu Jihokan
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Nyukawacho Shimobo 1553
    A museum located on the grounds of Senkoji Temple, founded 1,600 years ago in the era of Emperor Nintoku. It houses 64 statues carved by the priest Enku who visited temples around Japan and carved 120,000 Buddhist images during his lifetime. Enku's statues are characterized by relatively simple craftsmanship, carved from wood native to the places he visited. Since they are unpainted, many of the images have cut surfaces, knots, and chisel marks visible from the engraving. It is closed for the snowy winter season from the beginning of December to the end of March (please inquire if you wish to visit then).
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  • Myozenji Temple Kuri Museum
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi 679
    This temple of the Shinshu Otani Sect is located in Shirakawa-go village, registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. It is a five-story gassho (large thatched roof) building that stands out in the gassho village of Ogimachi. Everything from the main hall to the warehouse and the bell tower is built with a gassho style. The warehouse that was built at the end of the Edo period around 1817 serves as three guestrooms, parts of the south and front side of the corridor facing the garden. Materials such as local folk tools are on display and are open to the public as the Myozenji Museum.
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  • Hida Kokubunji Temple
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    4.0
    214 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Sowamachi 1-83

    This temple has a small pagoda with associated bell house and gate structures, quietly hidden in the town

  • Myozenji Temple
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    106 Reviews
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    Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi 679

    This is a nice place to see and understand the lifestyle of the locals, depicting of long withstanding culture and history, and you can have a wonderful experience. Its the Gasho themed styled...

  • Sokyujisekizenkoji
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    33 Reviews
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    Gifu Pref. Sekishi Nishihiyoshichou 35

    If you visit Seki Cutlery Festival held in every October, escape from crowd and visit this quiet temple. It is only 10-minute walk from the main street. Breath fresh air before your search for knives.

  • Daioji Temple
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    30 Reviews
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Atagomachi 67

    The temples in Japan are extraordinary. Each has a specific history and reason for existing. Do not turn down opportunities to visit.

  • Sensoji
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    Gifu Pref. Ogakishi Shimachou 499
  • Gifuzenkoji Temple
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    3.5
    25 Reviews
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    Gifu Gifu-shi Inabadori 1-8

    （ぜんこうじ）と言います。真言宗醍醐派の寺院で、山号は愛護山。本尊は善光寺如来。善光寺安乗院ともいいます。通称は「岐阜善光寺」、「伊奈波善光寺」。美濃新四国八十八ヶ所の第1番札所です。お賽銭がなんとPayPayで納められるんでびっくりしました。拝観料は、無料です。

  • Hi Ryu Minedera (Takasawa Kannon)
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    15 Reviews
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    Gifu Seki-shi Shimonoho 4585

    関市下之保、高澤山中腹に建つ岐阜県最古の寺院、正式には大日山日龍峯寺と言い、高野山真言宗のお寺です。 本堂は岐阜県の重要文化財で京都の清水寺と同じような舞台造りが特徴です、多宝塔は鎌倉時代の北条政子所縁で国の重要文化財です。 境内はそれ程広くありませんが、アップダウンが有るので、結構歩きごたえがあります。 参拝料は無料（戒壇巡りは別）、無料の駐車場も完備されてます。 但し、駐車場への道路は結構狭い...

  • Enkoji Temple
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    3.5
    29 Reviews
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    Gifu Hida-shi Furukawacho Tonomachi 11-11

    The small town of Furukawacho was just supposed to be a stop between Kyoto and Nagano, however, this stop turned out to be one of the best we made. Not only because of the small but charming Enkoji...

  • Entokuji Temple
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    3.5
    19 Reviews
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    Gifu Gifu-shi Hachimancho 24

    (えんとくじ）と言います。浄土真宗本願寺派の寺院で、織田信長寄進の吊り鐘があるお寺(同時にこの土地も寄進)で、楽市楽座にも関連している歴史好きなら訪れたいところです。駅前にあるのにも関わらず静かな場所です。

  • Ryoanji Temple
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    Gifu Minokamo-shi Ibukacho 1776
  • Kiyomizudera Temple
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    3 Reviews
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    Gifu Kamo-gun Tomikacho Kajita 985-1

    From the small alley after you turn from a big road, there are many shops that sell souvenirs, snacks and many charms. Even tough the road is quite long, you will enjoy it. You can also rent a kimono...

  • Gyokiji Temple (Tsukimi Ji)
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    11 Reviews
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    Gifu Kaizu-shi Nannocho Uenokozu

    臥龍山の名のとおり、険しい地形の山頂にあります。塀がお城のように囲み、山門の奥は石垣を積み上げた作りになっていました。

  • Takehana Betsuin
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    12 Reviews
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    Gifu Hashima-shi Takehanacho 2803-1

    羽島市役所前駅から徒歩5分。 1235年創建の真宗大谷派の寺院。1760年に現在地に移転。現本堂は1922年の再建、山門は1925年の再建。山門を入って左手には樹齢300年以上と言われる藤があり、春にはふじまつりが開かれるそうである。

  • Sensoji Temple
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    Gifu Ogaki-shi Kamiishizucho
  • Naka Kannondo (Hashima Enku Museum)
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Gifu Hashima-shi Kaminakacho Naka

    円空の人間味あふれる素敵な木像です。円空が生まれた地で、もっと人気があっても良いと思いました。隣接した産油の井戸からチョロチョロと水が流れていました。

  • Jozaiji Temple
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
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    Gifu Gifu-shi Kajikawacho 9

    （じょうざいじ）と言います。日蓮宗京都妙覚寺の旧末寺です。正式名は、鷲林山常在寺（しゅうりんざんじょうざいじ）。斎藤道三以後の斎藤氏3代の菩提寺として知られ、重要文化財に指定されている斎藤道三肖像画と斎藤義龍肖像画が所蔵されています。本尊は文殊菩薩です。

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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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