Gujo Hachiman Castle (郡上八幡城)
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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.
Gifu Pref. Gujoushi Hachimanchouyanagimachi One flat 659 (Gujo / Mino / SekiArea)
9:00-17:00 (Last entry 16:45)
[The summer season (June--Aug.)] 8:00-18:00 (Last entry 17:45)
[Winter season (Nov.--Feb.)] 9:00-16:30 (Last entry 16:15)
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- Address
- Gifu Pref. Gujoushi Hachimanchouyanagimachi One flat 659 [map]
- Phone
- 0575671819
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (Last entry 16:45)
[The summer season (June--Aug.)] 8:00-18:00 (Last entry 17:45)
[Winter season (Nov.--Feb.)] 9:00-16:30 (Last entry 16:15) - Closed
- 12/20-1/10 (There may be days when the facility is closed.)
- Fees
- [Admission fee for Gunjo Hachiman Castle]
[Adults (High School Students and above)] 320yen
[Children (Elementary and Junior High School Students)] 150yen
[Person with a disability certificate presentation level 3 and above] Free
[Kunigami Hachiman Expo Hall Common ticket with]
[Adults (High School Students and above)] 650yen
[Children (Elementary and Junior High School Students)] 350yen
* Changes due to tax increase - Parking Lot
- Available(25spaces)
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available
- English Menu
- Foreign language pamphlet Available
- Note
- * Tel belongs to Gujo Hachiman Industrial Promotion Corporation.
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
- Infant friendly
- Available
- Pet friendly
- Outdoors are possible, paid parts (castle area) are not possible
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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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.