Spots in Tono Area

  • Toki Premium Outlets
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    4.0
    234 Reviews
    Shopping
    Gifu Pref. Tokishi Tokigaoka 1-2
    Toki Premium Outlets is the largest retail outlet mall in the Chukyo area, operated by Mitsubishi Estate, Simon. The place is home to more than 180 shops. There are also stores selling local food souvenirs, and you can shop while feasting on Nagoya’s Tenmusu (rice balls wrapped with nori and filled with deep-fried tempura shrimp) and Ise’s maruten. Buses depart regularly everyday direct to the outlet from the Meitetsu Bus Center. Toki Premium Outlets is also located close to Gero Onsen, one of the top three hot springs in Japan, so you can relax weary feet in the bath after a hard days shopping. From time to time they have special offers on at the hot spring so be sure to check it out.

    Very good place to get quality brands at cheap prices, tax free if you spend over 5000 yen, All major brands are there, addidas, gucci you name it, its there. As usual youll get good service!!

  • Roadside Station Obaachan Ichi Yamaoka
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    4.0
    88 Reviews
    Transportation
    Gifu Pref. Enashi Yamaokachoutashiro 1565-169
    Roadside Station Obaachan-Ichi Yamaoka is located in the city of Ena in Gifu Prefecture, and customers who go there are greeted with warm smiles and treated with such kindness that they will feel as if they have returned to their hometown. As its name, which means “Grandma's Market, implies fresh vegetables lovingly raised by older women are sold here, along with Hosokanten (agar gelatin) that the town of Yamaoka is famous for. Other attractions at this tourism spot include Japan's largest water wheel, 24 meters in diameter, the cozy restaurant Miharashi Chaya, the golden “Happiness Bell, which represents longings for encounters, marriage, and long life; and many seasonal events.

    お目当てのランチの帰りに立ち寄りました。 ここもランチが有名と知ったのは到着後。 遠くから見ると観覧車にしか見えない巨大な水車がありましたし、 景色も抜群です。 山中にあるので休憩にはもってこいの場所です。

  • Eihoji Temple
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    4.5
    94 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Prefecture Tajimi Tottoriyama Town 1-40
    This temple was founded in the Kamakura period (1185-1333) by Muso Soseki. Its honorary name Kokeizan comes from how the surrounding mountain scenery resembles China’s Kokei Ravine at Lushan. Eihoji’s garden is superbly beautiful and has been designated a Historic Site and Natural Monument. There are many sights you shouldn’t miss, like the Kaisando and Kannondo, both National Treasures. The principal object of worship, an image of Kanzeon Bosatsu, is a Prefectural Cultural Property. There are also sacred items like an image of Binzuru, a deity with healing powers, and a collection of Sentai Jizo statues.

    Hidden at the bottom of a hill on the outskirts of town is a pituresc set of temples and a wonderful tree. We have made several trips here. You need to walk but with the exception of winter (when the...

  • Magomejuku
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Magome 4300-1
    This is one of the old post towns on the historic Nakasendo highway in which old scenery from the Edo period still remains. The cobblestone path along the hill features various buildings including restaurants and inns that evoke the days of old, giving it a very nostalgic atmosphere. Known as the birthplace of literary master Toson Shimazaki, various facilities connected to Shimazaki remain including the Toson Memorial Museum that is built on the remains of the headquarters of the Shimazaki family.
  • Gin No Mori
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    3.5
    59 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Enashi Oichou 2711-2
    This forest park at the lush foot of Mt. Ena is a great place for a leisurely stroll and dining on delicious cuisine. It’s located as you reach Enakyo Gorge, about a five-minute drive from Ena Station. It’s bordered by the Agikawa River and strolling on the tree-lined boardwalk will give you a chance to view seasonal flowers. You may even catch sight of a kamoshika, or Japanese serow. The park is dotted with shops and restaurants, including Mikuriya, a cafe that offers Japanese confections made with chestnuts, and Mori-no-Shokutaku, an Italian restaurant. There is a cafe terrace as well, where you can enjoy a delicious, relaxed meal in the midst of nature.

    緑豊かな敷地に料亭やカフェ、洋菓子・和菓子の専門店やショップが点在していて、どちらかと言えば女性の好みそうな雰囲気のところでした。ショップでは栗の焼酎や種類豊富な冷凍ピザやチーズ等購入しましたがいずれも高品質なものでした。

  • Iwamura Brewery Co. Ltd.
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    4.0
    50 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Enashi Iwamurachou 342
    This local sake brewery has a 200-year history. The local favorite Onna Joshu gets its name from Otsuya-no-Kata, the first female lord of the famous Iwamura Castle. They participate in sake competitions and win awards at Gifu Prefecture's Shinshu Kanpyokai (National New Sake Appraising and Deliberating Fair) almost every year. They have free brewery tours where you can see the trolley track that was once used for transporting rice and sake. They also have tastings of their recent brews and hold an event to introduce their new sake to the world on a Sunday and public holiday in February.

    朝ドラ半分あおいのロケ地で有名ですが、江戸時代の宿場町と江戸時代の古民家があり見どころがあります。また電線地中化になっておりとても空が綺麗でのんびりできます。 またお店もそこそこありのんびり晴れた日に2時間程度の散歩にもってこいです。

  • Nihon Taishomura
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    3.5
    38 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Prefecture Ena City Akechi 456
    "Nihon Taisho Mura is a theme park located a five-minute walk from Akechi Station on the Akechi Railway. Volunteers manage and staff the park which is based on the concept of ""Nihon Taisho Mura, streetscapes and customs of the past."" Akechi was once a town full of yarn-making factories, and a streetscape of shops, houses, a library, and a museum from the Taisho period (1912-1926) have been recreated there and contain displays of materials and artifacts pertaining to Taisho culture. Visitors can feel as if they are in a time warp if they take the ""Haikarasan Course,"" in which they dress up in hakama (traditional culotte-style trousers) and roam around the streets in which the atmosphere of the Taisho period remains."

    大正時代の雰囲気をというコンセプトで町おこしとして作られた野外テーマパークです。全てを見たわけではないですが,関係者の記念館や役場跡等この地の独自性やまとまりが感じられず,全国には結構たくさん「大正ロマン」を感じられる施設がある中あまり記憶に残らない場所で残念でした。江戸時代末期頃の古民家「三宅家」は大正と関係ないですが見る価値があると思います。

  • Stone Museum Hakusekikan
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    4.0
    35 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Hirukawa 5263-7
    The Stone Museum Hakusekikan is famous for having the largest pyramid in Japan, built from 5,500 tons of Hirukawa granite. The Museum offers a wide range of activities, including precious stone hunting, quarrying experience activities, and craft activities that involve making things by hand. The pyramid is a one-tenth scale replica of the Great Pyramid (the Pyramid of Khufu) in Egypt, with a “burial chamber” inside that houses a sarcophagus containing stones from genuine Egyptian pyramids and other commemorative artifacts. The Stone Museum Hakusekikan is located around 15 minutes’ drive from the Ena Interchange of the Chuo Expressway.

    6歳の男の子連れです。 ピラミッドの中に本格的な巨大迷路があり、とても楽しめます。 写真スポットも多く、 マイクラ好きもあり、多くの知ってる石があったようでかなり喜んでいました。 宝石さがしもとても喜んでいました。 駐車場も広くおすすめです。

  • Kur Resort Yubunesawa
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    4.0
    32 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Misaka 280
    A hot spring bathhouse and waterpark located in Misaka, Nakatsugawa City. A free shuttle bus travels to the facility from Nakatsugawa Station. Visitors can enjoy the skin beautifying waters that well up from under the ground in the Nakatsugawa Onsen hot spring district in the facility’s indoor or outdoor baths. The facility also has a “Baden Zone” which you can enjoy in a swimsuit on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The zone has 13 different stress-relieving functional baths in which you can lie down or walk. The facility’s pool area has swimming pools and a waterslide, as well as an outdoor pool only open in summer from which you can feel the mountain winds while swimming. Inside, the facility has children’s play area, restaurant, and shop, and the facility offers various banquet hall plans for events.

    Nice onsen, perfect for a break after hiking the nakasendo trail. The rotemburo is spacious, as well as the inside bath. They allow people with tattoo if they are covered.

  • Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Tajimishi Higashimachi 4-2-5 Within the ceramic park MINO
    This public museum operated by Gifu Prefecture specializes in modern ceramic art. It features a collection of Japanese and international ceramics dating to as early as the 19th century. It is located in Ceramic Park MINO, designed by the architect Arata Isozaki. Ceramic even finds its way into places like the ceiling and outer walls. They put effort into art education and frequently hold a variety of workshops mainly dealing with ceramics. They also hold gallery talks by curators as well as unique regular planned exhibits.

    陶都多治見のセラミックパークMINO内にある美術館です。世界の近現代の陶芸アートが見られ、また1〜2ヶ月サイクルで企画展も入れ替わるようなので良いと思います。建物自体もセンスが感じられますし、年に何度か訪れたいと思います。

  • Science World (Gifu Prefectural Advanced Science & Technology Experience Center)
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Mizunami-shi Akiyocho Togari 54
    An interactive, activity-oriented science museum, one of only a few in the country, located a 10-minute drive from the Mizunami Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. The museum has very few exhibits, and instead visitors can deepen their interest and understanding of science while having fun participating in the various experiments and creation events the museum holds. Enjoy a variety of experiments and experiences like the museum's hour long science shows combining images projected on a big screen with experiments performed on a stage, and special workshops where you can enjoy an experiment show conducted right in front of your eyes. The museum also holds public courses through which you can explore science more deeply.

    サイエンスワールドは巨大な科学館です。コロナの影響でイベントは全て中止、開店休業で他に来訪者はおりませんでしたが、理科の実験を観察するようなコーナーがあり、建物が広く開放感が有りました。入口付近に目の錯覚を起こす絵がたくさん有り、同じ長さなのに、どちらかの線が長く見えるようなものですが、観察しました。

  • Roadside Station Soba no Sato Rassei Misato
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
    Transportation
    Gifu Pref. Enashi Misatochou Sazaragi 1461-1
    To reach Roadside Station Soba no Sato Rassei Misato, motorists should take Prefectural Route 66 southwest from the Ena Interchange for 10 minutes, where they will find the roadside station at the intersection with National Route 418, with a view of massive mountains. There is a shop that directly sells locally grown vegetables and fruits that have been picked the same morning after being carefully raised by the growers, who are proud of the freshness and rich flavors of their products. The souvenir sales area offers popular Oni Manju, Gohei Mochi and other foods typical of the region. The restaurant Rasseian serves dishes such as Tenzaru Soba (cold noodles with dipping sauce and a side of tempura), Kamo (duck) Soba set meal, and wide variety of other soba dishes. Visitors who make reservations ahead of time can try making their own soba noodles.

    少し遅い時間に行くとご飯は売り切れという事がしばしばあります。そのため蕎麦定食は食べることが出来ず、価格的にも少し高い天ぷらと蕎麦のセットになってしまうのが痛いです。

  • Roadside Station Kirira Sakashita
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    3.5
    24 Reviews
    Transportation
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Sakashita 450-2
    Roadside Station Kirira Sakashita is located only a six-minute walk from JR Sakashita Station on the Chuo Line, It stands on the right bank of the Kiso River, surrounded by mountains that change color throughout the four seasons. The name “Kirara is a compound of “Kiso, “river, and “right side. Inside the facility is an area where visitors can try making their own soba noodles under the guidance of an instructor according to traditional methods, using flour made from high-quality buckwheat grown on the grounds and learning how delicious handmade soba is. They can also practice making such local sweets as Gorin Manju and Kuri Kinton (a dish made with chestnuts and yams) in a lively and playful atmosphere.

    下呂温泉から中山道の馬籠宿へと向かっている途中、中津川市のJR坂下駅近くの国道沿いにあった道の駅に立ち寄りました。 車もたくさん停まっていて、多くの人たちが訪れていたので、人気の道の駅なんですね。館内をぐるっと回ってみると、お蕎麦の品ぞろえが豊富でした。この辺りは蕎麦の産地なんですね。蕎麦の産地らしく、こちらの道の駅では「蕎麦打ち体験」ができるんです。

  • Toson Memorial Museum
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    3.5
    42 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Magome 4256-1
    This is a memorial hall for literary master Toson Shimazaki, active from the Meiji to Showa periods, and is located in Magome-juku, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture. Built on the site of the Toson household, the designated daimyo inn of Magome-juku, 5,000 items including documents, scripts and personal effects donated by oldest son Kusuo Shimazaki have been collected and displayed. Among these, highlights include the handwritten manuscripts of “Wakanashu”, “Yoake Mae”, “Arashi”, and his last work Toho-no-Mon”. His Oiso Town, Kanagawa Prefecture study where he spent his final days has been restored, and through the displays one can learn about the author’s whole life.

    As my major was literature, I am interested in Toson’s novels. This is one of the reasons why I visited Magome. If you don’t know him, you had better to read his works first. Then, your visit will be...

  • Magome Wakihonjin Museum
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    3.5
    25 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Magome 4253-1
    This is a historical archive in Magome, Nakatsugawa City. The building is a reproduction of Wakihonjin (a residence owned by a local influencer offered as lodgings) Yawataya in Magome-juku which was destroyed in a great fire in 1895 and exhibits archives of household effects of the time and visitors can learn about the culture of the Kisoji district in the Edo period.

    本陣や脇本陣というのは、江戸時代、身分の高い人たちのお宿だったところです。 馬籠宿の脇本陣は、明治28年の馬籠宿の大火で建物は消失しました。 この馬籠脇本陣史料館は、当時の脇本陣の一部を復元したものです。建物の雰囲気とともに、当時使用していた家具や什器もたくさん展示されていて、当時の文化も含めて見学することができました。

  • Enakyo Cruise (Ena Gorge Tour)
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    3.5
    26 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Enashi Oichou Okudo 2709 - 104
    Ena Gorge Cruise, which offers a choice of high-speed jet boats or traditional covered barges, takes passengers on a round trip to Shinanoji (“Three Squares”) Rock, the point at which the Tsukechi River flows into the Kiso River. Passengers can see rock formations looming over them on either side of the riverbank, including Battleship Rock, Lion Rock, Screen Rock, Three Squares Rock, and other oddly shaped rocks and stones, and watch migratory birds fly overhead. The embarkation point for these cruises is located about 10 minutes by car from the Ena Interchange on the Chuo Expressway.

    Cheaper to buy the tickets online. Was an enjoyable 30 minutes excursion. As the boat cruises on, we saw white ripples created on the blue water as a result from our passing boat. Along the way, we...

  • Tsukechikyo Kuraya Onsen Onpoi no Yu
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    4.0
    19 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Tsukechichou 1929-1
    This day-trip hot spring in Kakenagashi (not-recycled) style is situated in Tsukechi Gorge, a natural treasure trove filled with greenery located in the Tsukechi-cho, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture. A simple alkaline hot spring (alkaline, hypotonic, high temperature), it is said to be effective for bruises, sprains and muscle pain. It has six different types of baths such as rock natural hot spring two level baths where you can enjoy open-air baths while bathing in the trees and the other four types of baths such as open-air cypress natural hot spring two level baths using extravagant Kiso Goki cypress wood. The baths alternate the first and 15th of every month between being men only and women only.

    Onpoi no yu is a nice, little onsen in Gifu-ken at the begin of the japanese alps. I visited it many times. It is always clean and quite modern. There is a Sauna, some indoor and two outdoor pools...

  • Tenko no Yu
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    4.5
    15 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Gifu Pref. Tajimishi Obatachou 6-105-1
    This day-trip hot spring facility is where you can enjoy the only natural hot springs in Tajimi. Inside the building with a relaxed Japanese-style atmosphere, you can use the garden rotenburo (open-air bath) where you can enjoy the flowering trees from season to season, the large sauna that is the largest in the region, and a body care room. In addition, there is a restaurant where you can eat everything from snacks to traditional course Japanese meals using seasonal ingredients, so you can become refreshed in comfort.

    普通のお風呂だけなら 近隣の日帰り温泉と比べると一歩劣ってると思います 他がロウリュウ 岩盤浴 多彩で良すぎる ただ ここには 介護の必要な人と入れる家族風呂が有る 多くの日帰り温泉巡りしたけど こんな所は無かった 施設を作った人 スタッフが素晴らしいと思います 先々 母親が入浴介助が必要になったら利用したいと思います それまで 家から5分なので 偶にJAFの割引使って行きます

  • Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena
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    4.0
    29 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Enashi Oichou 176-1
    Located only a three-minute walk south of JR Ena Station, this museum houses works of the world-famous ukiyo-e artist, Utagawa Hiroshige. Most of the collection consists of woodblock print ukiyo-e such as “The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaido” of his mature period, and the exhibits change nearly every month. In the Ukiyo-e Navi Room, a permanent installation, visitors can learn all about woodblock prints in an enjoyable way. An especially popular feature is the “Make Your Own Woodblock Print” corner, where visitors can use fake plates and apply layers of stamp ink to make their own woodblock print to take home.

    Really cool museum! Three blocks from Ena train station. Inexpensive entrance fee. The historic woodcut prints on display are both beautiful and intriguing. BUT WAIT, theres more, lots more. You...

  • Akechi Tetsudo
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    4.0
    30 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Ena-shi Akechicho 469-4
    A local train line running 25.1-kilometer from Ena Station on the Chuo Main Line to the end point at Akechi Station. You can take in the tranquil rural scenery from the train window as it winds its way south through the highland area of Higashi-Mino. The area along the way is full of highlights including Iwamura Castle's town, Hanashiro Onsen with its elegant kaiseki cuisine featuring agar vegetable gelatin, and Taisho Village with all the ambiance of that bygone era. The Taisho Roman-go is an express train with a dining car that lets you enjoy seasonal Ena cuisine made with local ingredients, including mushroom dishes and courses featuring agar, a Yamaoka specialty.

    恵那駅から明智駅まで約50分なので、ちょうど手ごろな鉄道旅。 特に何かある様な路線ではありませんが、田舎の中を行く風景は雑念を忘れさせてくれます。 行きはほとんど登りで、ディーゼルカーが可哀そうなくらい必死で登っていく様子がよくわかります。一方帰りはその反対なので、ほとんど惰力で走っています。 途中の飯沼駅にはまだ『勾配日本一』の看板がありますが、かなり前に京阪京津線の大谷駅に抜かされている筈なの...

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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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