Culture Ena Sakaori Tanada Justin Dart Terraced rice fields in the rural countryside of Ena City in Gifu.
Culture Ceramics Park Mino Justin Dart The International Ceramics Festival Mino at Ceramics Park MINO
Area Shirakawago Village In the northwest corner Gifu nestled in the Ryohaku Mountains shadow of Mount Haku, one of Japan's sacred mountains, is Shirakawa village. Shirakawa villages hosts the site of Shirakawa-go,..
Area Nakatsugawa “The Kiso Road is all in the mountains.” “Spring is slow coming to my mountain home” - Toson Shimazaki wrote when describing the area around his home in the modern day Nakatsugawa in his..
Culture Meijiza Theater Justin Dart A Meiji period theater nestled in the Japanese cyprus covered mountains of Kashimo that still hosts locally produced Kabuki
Food Diavolo e Bambina Trattoria Justin Dart Diavolo e Bambina provides wonderful service, good Italian food all in a traditional Minka-style Japanese row house only 10 minutes..
Area Nagatoro Many places in Japan pride themselves on the welcome they offer tourists. Few would be able to stand up alongside Nagatoro, however, in terms of efforts made to offer every aspect of the local..
Culture Nagatoro's Hodosan Ropeway Featured Mt. Hodo may not be the tallest peak in the area, but it provides for some of the most spectacular views