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Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village

4.5

2179 Reviews

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Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi

The Gassho-Zukuri Village of Ogimachi, Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture was registered as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1995. Of the three villages registered as the World Heritage Site, this is the largest, with 59 buildings featuring Gassho-zukuri roofs. There is plenty worth getting a look at, from the castle tower observation deck as an absolutely perfect viewpoint of Shirakawa-go to the Wada house, which is a Nationally-Designated Important Cultural Property, the Nagase house, which features one of the largest Gassho-style roofs in the village, a rare Gassho-style temple, and Myozenji Museum. There are also numerous souvenir shops and restaurants.

What an expensive waste of time! The bus fare is exorbitant for a 50 minute trip (¥52,000 per person, def a tourist rip-off) and when you get there there are a number of thatched houses, some pretty...
Shirakawa-go

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Gifu Pref. Onogunshirakawamura Ogimachi

A village located in Ogi-machi, Shirakawa Village, Ono County, Gifu Prefecture where many old-fashioned “gassho-zukuri” style homes, distinguished by their steep thatched roofs, can still be found. Still used as living spaces today, this rare collection of buildings has been designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the picturesque scenery of these traditional homes backed by mountains in the distance, visitors can catch a glimpse of the lifestyle and ingenious measures of a Japanese mountain village living in harmony with nature. There are also numerous souvenir shops and restaurants, and this popular destination is visited by great numbers of people from around the country and the world.
Gero Onsen Gassho-Mura

4.0

362 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Geroshi Mori 2369

Gero Onsen Gassho-Mura is an outdoor museum featuring a collection of traditional gassho-style thatched farmhouses that have been moved to the site from areas such as Shirakawa-go. There is also the Kage-e Geki Shirasagi-za shadow puppet theatre, displays about traditional folk customs, and workshops where visitors can try their hand at craft activities, etc.; at Gero Onsen Gassho-Mura, visitors can get a real feel for how people used to live in the Hida region. Visitors can also enjoy the “Gassho no Ashiyu” footbath, which uses water from the Gero Onsen hot springs (one of the top three ranked hot springs systems in Japan).

Traditonal Houses in Christmas Postcard. Lots of Restaurant. However need a vehicle to get there as no rail nearby
Wada House

4.0

310 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Onogunshirakawamura Ogimachi 997

Wada House is an example of a Shirakawa town thatched-roof ridgepole Gassho style house. It is the largest Gassho style house remaining in Shirakawa Village, and the house has a frontage of 25.48 meters and a depth of 12.74 meters. The current state of preservation of the gardens, hedges, rural district and waterways is also good and it looks beautiful. Although it is currently being used as a dwelling, you can take a tour of the house’s interior, and a fire is always set in the irori fire pit all year round, so you will also be able to make yourself at home around the irori fire pit. In 1995, the house was designated as a Cultural Property of Japan.

Visiting Wada house allows you to travel back in times when big families used to live and farm together; allows you to visualize how each member in the family was involved in different errands; the...
Kanda House

4.0

188 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Onogunshirakawamura Ogimachi 796

This old private house with a gassho-zukuri sloping roof was built in the late Edo period (around 1850). It's approximately seven minutes on foot from the Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal. It belonged to the Kanda family who brewed sake in Shirakawa-go. Because of the layout and the many handprints from the carpenters on the roof trusses, it's considered an outstanding example of gassho-zukuri slope roofed architecture. The fire in the traditional irori hearth burns year-round, and you can enjoy homemade wild herb tea brewed with water heated over it in an iron kettle. Looking around the rest of the building is fine too, and you can bring your pet with you if you hold it. Reservations are recommended.

I loved this house. Best of the three to visit. Lots to see, and use a QR reader for much more information.
On-sen-ji Temple

4.0

121 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Geroshi Yunoshima 680

This temple is 15 minutes on foot from JR Gero Station. Temple legend says that Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha himself, announced the presence of Gero's hot springs. Climbing the 173 stone steps from the Jizo-do subtemple, you'll come to the temple gate. There's a sweeping view of Gero's townscape from the temple grounds. The tranquil vantage point and peaceful scenery make it a relaxing place for a break while sightseeing. They hold the Yakushi Festival annually on March 8, as well as free Zen meditation workshops on the 13th of every month that are open to all. In autumn they illuminate the colored leaves of the trees around the temple in the evening. The leaves stand out vividly against the night sky as you stroll along or gaze at them from the foot bath.

We walked to this temple from Yunoshimakan after breakfast and a soak in the outdoor hot spring (with snow falling on our heads). The snow was so fresh that we could kick it up. The temple itself...
Hidafurukawa Festival Hall

4.0

44 Reviews

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Gifu Hida-shi Furukawacho Ichinomachi 14-5

Shame we missed the parde by a couple of weeks. But seeing the floats up close in the hall and the surrounding area is very cool.
Nagase House

4.0

86 Reviews

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Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi 823-2

This five-story gassho (large thatched roof) style house is located an eight-minute walk from Shirakawago Bus Terminal. Its main feature is its roof, with a single pillar (gassho pillar) around 11 meters long piercing through it from top to bottom. It is an old house that has stood for 250 years. Since the first to third generations were doctors, medical tools from the Edo period (1603-1868) still remain. In 2001, the roof retiling performed for the first time in 80 years was broadcast on television and became a popular topic of discussion. Even now, a video is broadcast inside showing the building being retiled by about 500 volunteers.

I enjoyed this house very much. Lots of interesting items to see on the top floor. Open until 5pm for 300 yen.
Roadside Station Skydome Kamioka

3.5

55 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Pref. Hidashi Kamiokachouyuhigaoka 6

Roadside Station Skydome Kamioka is about 60 minutes from the center of the city of Takayama via National Routes 41 and 42. The retail shop was remodeled in 2018, and it began selling new lines of merchandise, including some from the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo. There is also a wide selection of souvenirs from the Hida region available from spring to autumn, including folk crafts and fresh local vegetables, all of which will delight family members and co-workers. The restaurant serves Tempura Manju (deep-fried buns), a dish for which Hida Kamioka is famous, Hida Chuka Soba and other noodle dishes, and the popular Hida Miso Cutlet set meal.

新穂高ロープウェイを目指す途中で寄った。ニュートリノを研究するカミオカンデの街。ここでは小さいながら無料の展示がされていて、映像やゲームなどでわかりやすくニュートリノを知れて楽しめた。レストラン併設で、飛騨そばをランチに食べた。
Town of White-Walled Storehouses (Shirakabe Dozogai)

4.0

74 Reviews

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Gifu prefecture Hida-shi Furukawa cho

A historic old town area nicknamed the salon of Takayama which consists of rows of atmospheric sake shops and merchant houses housed in white-walled storehouses. The area is located a five minute walk from Hida-Furukawa Station on the JR Takayama Main Line. The Setogawa River flows through the area and over 1,000 colorful koi carp swim in its waters, engendering a charming, soothing, and somehow nostalgic atmosphere. Koi food is sold in the area for visitors to purchase and feed to the fish. There are restaurants in the area serving foods like croquettes made with Hida beef. Be sure to take your time and stroll the area while listening to the murmur of the river.

Youll find this lovely historic canal district 5 minutes walk from the train station. You can find 2 sake breweries over here where you can taste and some shops.
Gero Museum of Hot Springs

4.0

78 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Geroshi Yunoshima 543-2

This museum is a ten-minute walk from Gero Station. They present both scientific and cultural perspectives on hot springs around Japan. There are five exhibit areas: Science of Hot Springs, Cultures of Hot Springs, Welcome to Gero Onsen, The Room of Dr. Onsen, and Omoshiro Challenge! Hot Springs! You can actually check the salinity and pH of a hot spring and learn about the history of Gero Onsen through valuable photos, materials, a diorama, and more. Books on hot springs are also available. They have a foot bath you can walk in, too.

We went up to the museum to try the foot bath and paid the small entrance fee. We didn’t expect the museum itself to be such a highlight but it was. The man working there was so helpful and even...
Roadside Station Hida Hakusan

3.5

18 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Pref. Onogunshirakawamura Hirase High die 516 - 12

This roadside station in Shirakawa Village, Ono County is located on the side of National Route 156. Its food stands offers a number of items to enjoy, including beef skewers made with Hida beef, one of Hida’s local specialties, as well as gohei mochi / mitarashi dango (sweet dumplings glazed with soy sauce). One of the facility’s key attractions is its free foot baths, which are sourced from Oshirakawa Onsen. The station’s display room features a replica of fossilized footprints of an Iguanodon, an herbivorous dinosaur, that were discovered in Oshirakawa. It also offers information on sightseeing destinations such as Mt. Hakusan.

広大な駐車場のある道の駅ですが、施設自体は小さくて食事も軽食程度しか頂けません。ちょっとしたお土産類は売っていますが種類もさほど多くないようです。
Zenshoji Temple

4.5

22 Reviews

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Gifu Gero-shi Hagiwaracho Churo 1089

A 5-minute walk from Zenjoji Station on the JR Takayama Line, this Zen temple of the Myoshinji school of the Rinzai sect was founded in the Heian period (794-1185) and is one of the ten oldest temples in Japan, boasting a magnificent architecture in the Chinese Song Dynasty style. There are also many attractions such as a large cedar over 1,200 years old, designated as a national natural treasure, and a plum tree hand-planted by an imperial envoy.

いとこ夫婦と一緒に、下呂温泉から数キロ北にある禅昌寺を訪れました。無料の駐車スペースあり。紅葉の時期はとっくに過ぎていましたが、境内ではもみじやカエデなどはまだ赤く色付いていました。参道に降り積もった紅葉の葉がひっそりとした雰囲気を作っていました。参拝客は数人程度で心静かに散策するにはちょうど良かったです。特に、庭園や鐘撞堂の周りに立つもみじなどの紅葉は素晴らしかったです。
Roadside Station Minami Hida Osaka Hanamomo

3.5

10 Reviews

Transportation

Gifu Pref. Geroshi Osakachouakanta 811-1

Roadside Station Minami Hida Osaka Hanamomo is located in Osaka-cho in the city of Gero along Prefectural Route 437, and it serves as the gateway to the Hida Osaka Hot Spring Village. There is a processing plant on the premises that makes processed foods out of local agricultural products, and small, handmade craft items are available as well. The Hanamomo Kissa Cafe inside the main building serves a popular light breakfast consisting of Pizza Toast and Kosen Gayu, a rice porridge made with mineral water. Other favorite menu items are Fried Rice made with locally grown garlic, the Natural Yam Meal, Hida Beef Curry, and the Kosen Gayu Meal.

近くでとれたコゴミなどの山菜も安く売っていました他にも地元のけいちゃんも売っていました外の売店ではゴマの五平餅がおいしかったです
Honko-ji Temple

3.5

23 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Hidashi Furukawachouninomachi 1-17

The Honko-ji Temple is a temple belonging to the Hongan-ji sect of the Jodo Shinshu School of Buddhism, located in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture. The temple is renowned as one of the finest in the Hida region thanks to its magnificent Hon-do main hall (made almost entirely from Japanese Cypress wood), Shoro (bell tower), and San-mon (main gate). The Honko-ji Temple is one of the temples visited in the Hida Furukawa Three Temples Pilgrimage, an important winter event in the Hida-Furukawa region that takes place on January 15 every year. On this day, the banks of the Setogawa River and the historic streets are lined with around one thousand traditional Japanese-style candles and large “snow candles”; in this magical atmosphere, pilgrims visit and pray at first the Honko-ji Temple, then the Enko-ji Temple and the Shinshu-ji Temple.

飛騨古川の古い町並みの中にあるお寺。飛騨古川の三寺まいりのひとつで、最も大きなお寺です。山門も本堂もとても立派なものです。
Mishima Japanese Candle Shop

4.0

19 Reviews

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Gifu Pref. Hidashi Furukawachouichinomachi 3-12

This Japanese candle shop is about five minutes on foot from the JR Takayama Main Line Hida Furukawa Station on Ichinomachi Street, which is sometimes used as a set for TV dramas. There are very few Japanese candle shops. Founded over 240 years ago, it’s said this is the only one that makes all their products by hand. The candles are perfect vegetable based, so they don’t give off much soot and maintain a flame well. They’re also used for the traditional event known as Santera Mairi, the Three Temple Pilgrimage. The candles make popular souvenirs, and you can see them being made at the store.

飛騨古川の古い街並みの中にある、和ろうそくのお店。お店の中でご主人が和ろうそくを作られていて、その製造を見せていただけました。ご説明も丁寧でわかりやすかったです。歴史と伝統と職人の誇りを感じました。
Moriminashi Hachiman Shrine

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。
Hida Space Science Museum KamiokaLab

4.0

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Gifu Hida-shi Kamiokacho Yuhigaoka 6

神岡鉱山の奥深くに作られた宇宙線観測装置カミオカンデによる研究で2人のノーベル賞受賞者が出ました。一般の人は神岡鉱山には入れないので、この施設ではカミオカンデや重力波観測装置の模擬装置でどんな施設かがわかる展示館です。この展示館は道の駅スカイドーム神岡の中にあり、無料で見学できます。宇宙線や重力波など一般の人には馴染みのない物理現象やその観測について丁寧に分かりやすく説明する展示で、道の駅利用時は...
Maze-kaore Kenko Farm

4.5

5 Reviews

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Gifu Gero-shi Mazegawa

"A farm located at the northern end of ""Maze, Gero City, a Village of Greenery and Clear Streams."" It was recognized as an official ""Beautiful Village"" in 2007 by the Association of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan. They are committed to growing safe, delicious, pesticide-free blueberries and wasabi using organic fertilizer. Located in a cool region at an altitude of 688 meters, the large day and night temperature difference leads to a balance of sweet and sour flavors. You can eat the fruit on the spot where it was picked, but it may taste even better chilled and eaten beside the adjacent stream."

今年も美味しい無農薬ブルーベリーいただきました。農園は第1から第4まであり小さい子供達も広々と楽しめます。お弁当を持ってすぐ下の川に降りれば、木陰もあり川遊びも満喫できますよ♪
Rail Mountain Bike Gattan GO!!

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Gifu Pref. Hidashi Kamiokachouazumo 1327-2

Rail Mountain Bike Gattan GO!! Combines bicycles and abandoned train rails in a new activity where the bike frame is secured to form a rail bike, allowing you to experience a ride along the old Kamioka Railway. With many choices of bike available, anyone from kids to the elderly are bound to find some fun.

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Gifu Areas

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.