Food Cucina Italiana Il Fiore Justin Dart Hidden in the hinoki blanketed mountains of Kashimo in Nakatsugawa city, Il Fiore holds the distinction of using local produce and..
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
8 Shoho-en at Shin-Hirayu Onsen Takako Sakamoto Sho-ho-en hotel in Okuhida is a relaxing rural Japanese inn with an outdoor hot spring bath and a genuine irori fireplace in the..
7 Gero Onsen in Autumn Mandy Bartok Ujo Park in the hot springs town of Gero Onsen promises stellar fall foliage in mid to late November.