Gero Hot Spring Considered one of the three most famous hot springs in all of Japan, Gero Hot Spring is particularly famous for the incredibly smooth quality of…

Hida Takayama Sanmachi An old merchant town overflowing with a traditional Japanese atmosphere and perfectly suited for a stroll. Nationally recognized as one of the best-preserved Edo-era neighborhoods…

The Battle of Sekigahara Story Sekigahara was the greatest samurai battle in history. Japan had long been at civil war until mostly subjugated by Oda Nobunaga, and completed…

Ji-kabuki is local form of the kabuki theater that was established during Japan’s Edo period. Gifu is home to the largest ji-kabuki community in Japan with 29 active…

Known as Ukai, Cormorant Fishing is an ancient fishing method that has been performed in Gifu for 1,300 years in which the fishing master uses cormorants to catch…