Castle / Ruins of Castle Spots in Chuno Area

  • Gujo Hachiman Castle
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Pref. Gujoushi Hachimanchouyanagimachi One flat 659
    Gujo Hachiman Castle is Japan’s oldest castle reconstructed out of wood. Building of the fort began in 1559 by Endo Morikazu and by 1667 the shogunate government recognized it as a castle. In 1933 the current castle tower was rebuilt with reference to Ogaki Castle at that time. The sight of the castle appearing to float in the morning mist is a spectacle to behold and is why the castle is also known as the castle in the sky. The four layered wooden castle tower with five floors has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Gujo City.
  • Kanayamajoushi
    Travel / Tourism
    Kani, Gifu Prefecture
  • Kajita Yamajo Ato
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kamo-gun Tomikacho Kajita
  • Do Bora Castle Ruins
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kamo-gun Tomikacho Kajita

Gifu Areas

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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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