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Scenic Shirakawa-go and Gero's hot springs

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Slug Festival
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Slug Festival

Justin Dart

A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbidden..

Monday - Aug 19th 4 Free
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Gifu Top 10

  1. Sekigahara Battlefield
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    Sekigahara Battlefield

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  2. Fairytale Winter Tour: Shirakawa-Go
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    Fairytale Winter Tour: Shirakawa-Go

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  3. Hands-Free Travel: Takayama to Matsumoto
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    Hands-Free Travel: Takayama to Matsumoto

    Takayama
  4. Hot Springs & Green in Hirayu Onsen
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    Hot Springs & Green in Hirayu Onsen

    Takayama
  5. The Battle of Sekigahara
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    The Battle of Sekigahara

    Culture
  6. Discover the Satoyama
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    Discover the Satoyama

    Culture
  7. Gujo-Hachiman O-bon Dance Festival
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    Gujo-Hachiman O-bon Dance Festival

    Gujo
  8. Shirakawa-go at Golden Week
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    Shirakawa-go at Golden Week

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  9. Distant Views of Mount Ontake
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    Distant Views of Mount Ontake

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  10. Zenshoji - Impressive Zen Temple
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    Zenshoji - Impressive Zen Temple

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  1. Hands-Free Travel: Takayama to Matsumoto
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    Hands-Free Travel: Takayama to Matsumoto

    Takayama
  2. Distant Views of Mount Ontake
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    Distant Views of Mount Ontake

    Activity
  3. Kusakabe Mingei-kan
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    Kusakabe Mingei-kan

    Takayama
  4. Takayama’s Karakuri Museum
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    Takayama’s Karakuri Museum

    Takayama
  5. Magome Post Town
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    Magome Post Town

    Nakatsugawa
  6. The Battle of Sekigahara
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    The Battle of Sekigahara

    Culture
  7. Finding Culinary Treasures Along the Maze River
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    Finding Culinary Treasures Along the Maze River

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  8. The Waters of Gujo-Hachiman
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    The Waters of Gujo-Hachiman

    Gujo
  9. Heianraku
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    Heianraku

    Takayama
  10. Restaurant Ebisu in Takayama
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    Restaurant Ebisu in Takayama

    Takayama

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Heianraku
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Heianraku

Anne Lauenroth

Enjoy delicious Chinese, Japanese and vegetarian food at lovely Heianraku, a cozy restaurant in Takayama.

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About Gifu

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chubu
Island Honshu
Capital Gifu
Population 2,080,773
Area 10,621.29 sq. km

Located in the center of Honshu, Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県, Gifu-ken) has the distinction of being the place that changed modern Japanese history forever - the Battle of Sekigahara took place in 1600 in the Gifu town of the same name.

Tokugawa Ieyasu emerged victorious, he and his successors ruled Japan for the next 268 years virtually unchallenged, Japan closed its doors to foreign trade, and Edo (present day Tokyo) became the major city of the country. Sekigahara aside, Gifu still has more than plenty to offer.

Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage Site, is beautiful all year round but especially breathtaking in the winter, while Gero Onsen is also a popular destination. Can’t make it to Kyoto? Try visiting Takayama, affectionately nicknamed “Little Kyoto.” Kuri-kinton, a chestnut sweet, is the local delicacy, but if you have room to splurge definitely have some Hida beef!

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