Spots in Tono Area

  • Tsuzuhara Eeno
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Tajimi Tsuzuharacho 472-1 , 38-2
    "This agritourism farm is located 15 minutes from Komaki-Higashi Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. You can enjoy picking and tasting blueberries and strawberries in Tsuzuhara with its idyllic village landscape. There are various kinds of blueberries that can be enjoyed with mid-July to late August such as Tifblue, Homebell, Woodard and rabbiteye. Many people say that the sweet and sour taste is addictive. From December to May, ""Akihime,"" with little sourness, is cultivated in a spacious 2,500 square meter plastic house. There is no soil due to highland cultivation, and the barrier-free passageway can be easily used by wheelchairs and strollers."
  • Maruyama Dam
    Travel / Tourism
    Kuzu-gun, Gifu Prefecture
    A dam built along the Kisogawa River, a part of the Kisogawa River System. Approximately 100 meters tall, this concrete dam serves multiple purposes: flood control, power generation, and general irrigation. Construction of the dam was started before WWII and was completed in 1955. There is an exhibit room in the dam’s management office which displays pictures of the dam and how it looked during construction. With an advance reservation, you can participate in a tour of the dam’s control room and inspection passages. The free “dam card” collector cards issued by the dam are quietly popular.
  • Iwamura Jokamachi
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Ena-shi Iwamuracho
  • Terrace Gate Toki
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Tokishi Tokigaoka 4
    A business park consisting of a hot spring bathhouse, supermarket, and other facilities located just past the Tokiminami-Tajimi Interchange Exit on the Tokai-Kanjo Expressway. Toki Yorimichi Onsen is a day trip hot spring bathhouse where you can enjoy six themed bedrock baths and a huge carbonated spring bath, one of the largest in the region, renowned for its skin beautifying properties. The bathhouse’ outdoor bath is located on high ground, giving it a superb open and airy feel. You’ll love the Super Center Okuwa’s stunning selection and prices—the supermarket sells not just food and daily necessities but also books and toys and has a pharmacy on the premises. There’s also the stylish Machiyui shop. Terrace Gate Toki is a convenient place to base your area sightseeing activities, take a break after shopping, or just for use daily needs.
  • Chez Shibata Tajimi Branch
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Gifu Pref. Tajimishi Taiheichou 5-10-3
    The main branch of a café and Western confectionary shop which also has locations overseas situated a five minute drive from the Tajimi Interchange. The owner, who worked in Paris, aims to create new sweets based on classic French confections while respecting the traditions of the past. The shop’s display case is filled with row upon row of different confections, and the selection is so abundant you’ll have difficulty choosing. Particularly recommended is the shop’s specialty “Visitandine,” a small cake made with almonds and browned butter which has even been praised by Parisian confectionary chefs. The shop also offers many seasonal items such as gateau chocolate and shaved ice. The shop’s Nishio matcha and yuzu cake, limited to just three customers a day, is also a must-taste.

    ずっと行きたくてやっと行けました。 夕方に行ったのでケーキの種類は限られていましたが、どれも美味しそうなものばかり… お皿も高級感があり、優雅なティータイムを過ごせました! 帰り際に友人への新築祝いで洋菓子を購入。ケーキの種類も増えていたので、遅くに行っても食べれると思います。席数は多くないです。

  • Oryori Yanagiya
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    5.0
    17 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Gifu Pref. Mizunamishi Suechou Mashidume 573-27
    This restaurant of local cuisine is located in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture after getting off the bus at the Sueasahi-machi bus stop from Mizunami Station. Their menu only has courses of random dishes selected by the restaurant, so you can enjoy amazing local dishes surrounded by a sunken fireplace heated by charcoal. They made various dishes such as river fish including sweetfish grilled in the fireplace, mountain bounty such as mountain vegetables and matsutake mushrooms, duck hot pots and venison fillets depending on the season and timing. They offer everything from Japanese sake to champagne and red wine that matches your meal. There is a free shuttle bus from the station that can be reserved depending on the number of people in your group.

    ノスタルジックな風景にどこか懐かしさを感じながら囲炉裏を囲んで季節のものとジビエをいただきました。 季節ごとに楽しめるとの事ですのでまた違う季節に来たいと思います。 楽しい時間と居心地の良い空間に美味しいお料理。 とても素晴らしい体験でした。ありがとうございます。

  • Nagusa no Lake Auto Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Nakatsugawa-shi Ueno 589-17
  • Kawakamiya (Main Shop)
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    4.5
    48 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Honmachi 3-1-8
    This veteran Japanese confectionery has been making sweets with a nod to the seasons in Nakatsugawa since 1864. Their confections with domestic chestnut are especially famous, and their chestnut and mashed sweet potato kurikinton sold from autumn to winter is recommended. Carefully cooked chestnuts are added to the chunky sweet potatoes along with sugar, and then squeezed through a tea cloth. This leaves its natural pale-yellow color and the rich aroma of chestnuts that people love. Year-round sellers are also popular, including their “Ureshi-no-Kuri, made with large chestnuts prepared their own special way that maintains their fragrance and flavor.

    ちょうど8月25日から新栗の栗きんとんが発売されたばかりの、9月2日に立ち寄って、栗きんとんをはじめ栗菓子を3種類かって帰った。やっぱりここのが美味しい!

  • Fukuoka Roman Valley Auto Campsite
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Nakatsugawa-shi Fukuoka 1017-1

    ローマン 初めて訪れました。整備されたキャンプ場です。サイトは広くすななので水はけがいいです。コロナ禍のせいか半分くらいに予約を抑えている様子でした。料金に含まれている広いお風呂があるのります。コインのシャワールームが別にあり24時間使えます。洗濯機、乾燥機もありました。川が近くにあり、増水したら少し心配だと思いました。

  • Yamamoto Farm
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Nakatsugawashi Ochiai 1336-475
    This fruit orchard amidst Nakatsugawa’s lush natural environment grows produce using as little chemical fertilizer and pesticide as possible. They have grape picking from early August, chestnut gathering from early September, and from early October you can pick apples. Generally, you only need reservations for gathering chestnuts, but if you’re coming in a large group, you’ll need them for grape and apple picking too. It has a private parking lot and also caters to those in wheelchairs and with guide dogs. They sell grapes, pears, apples, and more from their farm stand, and you can purchase them by the kilogram for gifts.

    リンゴ狩りな始まったばかりの時期で陽光という品種のリンゴ狩りをしました。 リンゴ1つ1つが大きく、1個を食べるだけで既に満腹。食べ放題とは言えせいぜい1-2個が限界です。これでお土産もなく800円は割高な印象を受けました。

  • Tonoiwa Auto Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Nakatsugawa-shi Tsukechicho
  • Ne no Ue Kogen Hogo no Lake Camping Playground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Ena-shi Higashino Enasan Kogen
  • Omeiso
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Gifu Pref. Tokishi Tsurusatochou Kakino 1718-5
    "Omeiso is a ryokan (traditional inn) located in the Kakino Onsen area of the city of Toki, Gifu Prefecture. Its special feature is a hot spring at the foot of Mt. Mikuni that contains large amounts of radium, and with its purported ability to produce glowing skin, it is called ""the Beauty Spring."" It can be enjoyed all year round. During the fall, the autumn leaves are illuminated, allowing guests to enjoy Kyoto-style kaiseki cuisine or wild boar stew in a relaxing atmosphere. Omeiso is a perfect base for other leisure activities, with a golf course and an outlet mall nearby and kilns for pottery tours."
  • Midoriya-Rouho
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    4.5
    20 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Gifu Kamo-gun Yaotsu Cho Yaotsu 4096-1
    "A long standing Japanese confectionary shop located a three-minute walk from the Yaotsu Town Hall. The shop continues to make confections according to secret recipes never taken off the premises and handed down parent to child. The shop's specialty kuri kinton is a popular and simple gem with a mildly sweet sugar taste and rich chestnut flavor. Because they are made with fresh picked chestnuts, they are a seasonal item only offered from late August through early April. The shop also carries an abundant variety of products offered year round, like ""Kuritamadare"" kuri kinton wrapped in gyuhi, and ""Kurimu Daifuku"" candied chopped chestnut kuri kinton mixed with fresh cream."

    朝一に来店したのですが、中々店員の方が出られづ店主の年配女性が対応して頂きましたが、横柄な接客態度、非常識な梱包に怒りを覚えました。

  • Gifu Crystal Park Ena Skating rink
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Gifu Pref. Enashi Takenamichou Takeori 970-1
    An outdoor ice skating rink facility located a 10-minute drive from the Ena Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. The skating rink is the westernmost in Japan. There is a 400-meter speed skating rink and a 30-meter by 60-meter sub rink, and in winter the facility is used for ice skating and curling, while in other season the rink is used for a variety of events such as inline skating and futsal. The facility is also equipped for nighttime sessions and holds nighttime skating sessions as well as Christmas events. The facility rents skates as well as helmets and pads for inline skating.
  • Suya Main Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Gifu Nakatsugawa-shi Shinmachi 2-40
    A long-standing Japanese confectionary shop facing the Nakasendo Road 4.3 kilometers from the Nakatsugawa interchange on the Chuo Expressway. Nakatsugawa is believed to be the birthplace of kuri kinton mashed sweet potatoes and candied chestnuts and each year in September Japanese confectionary shop across the city sell kuri kinton, the flavor of which differs from shop to shop. Suya's kuri kinton is made with choice chestnuts and sugar and has an unaffected, simple flavor. The shop's kuri kinton is only available when in season, but customers can purchase the similarly flavored kuri kinton yokan jelly throughout the year. From late November to August, the shop also sells buckwheat flour confections like soba man buns.
  • Dodan Ikkyu Naegi Shop
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Gifu Nakatsugawa-shi
    "Head towards Gero Onsen from the Nakatsugawa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway, take a left at the Aoki traffic light, cross the Shiroyama Bridge, and drive a further two kilometers. This Japanese confectionary shop is on the right side of the road heading towards the Naegi traffic light. The shop's signature kuri kinton mashed sweet potatoes and candied chestnuts, made with chestnuts grown in Miyazaki Prefecture, have a delicate chestnut aroma. Other popular products include ""Kahoguri"" - chestnut paste mixed with butter cream and wrapped in a cocoa flavored choux pastry dough; and the ""Dodan no Sato"" Western-style dorayaki pancake sandwich filled with a white azuki bean filling."

    建物は古風な装いで雰囲気が良い。栗ごはんの御膳を頼んだが、大きい栗がゴロゴロ入っていて、味付けも薄めなので、栗本来の甘さを十分に感じられた。栗の和菓子もどれも美味しく、お土産に買って帰りました。

  • Tsuchinoko Museum
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kamo-gun Higashishirakawamura Kando 426-1
    This is the only museum in Japan with displays related to Tsuchinoko, a mythical snake-like creature that some claim to have encountered. Higashishirakawa Village reports the most Tsuchinoko sightings in Japan. The museum has a replica of a Tsuchinoko faithfully reproduced from information gathered from sightings as well as a variety of Tsuchinoko related merchandise. They also hold events with prize money available, as well as activities and functions like Tsuchinoko hunts, catching rainbow trout by hand, crafting workshops, raffles, and traditional mochi rice cake throwing. You can also buy village specialties such as elegantly flavored Shirakawa tea and their own tomato juice and ketchup.
  • Sosui Gorge
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kamo-gun Yaotsucho
    The gorge is located downstream from the Maruyama Dam in the southern part of Gifu Prefecture and is a scenic beauty spot. The 10.5-km-long Sosuikyo Hiking Trail is located in the surrounding area, and visitors can take a stroll while admiring the emerald green waters of the lake.
  • HINOMARU SEIKA
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kamo-gun Yaotsu Cho Yaotsu 8342-2
    A long-established store in Yaotsu Town, half-way along the 229-kilometer-long Kiso River. They use primarily domestically produced flour to make their senbei wafers, without relying on preservatives or desiccants. They make and sell a variety of products such as senbei with nutmeg husks, cheddar cheese wafers, and senbei coated with a domestic burdock and soy sauce blend. With advance reservation, you can visit their factory and see the whole process from baking to bagging.

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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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