Accommodation A Stay at the Kazeya Ryokan Jonathan Jahnke A Stay at the Kazeya Ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn in the heart of Gifu's Hida Mountain Range.
Wada House, Biggest in Shirakawa-go Tomoko Kamishima The Wada House is the biggest in Shirakawa-go: The Wada's had been a leading family of the village from generation to generat...
Walking around Shirakawa-go Tomoko Kamishima Walking around Shirakawa-go: Walking around its paths, I sometimes stopped and listened to a variety of sounds of nature
Activities Takayama Travel Tips Geoff Day Takayama ranks highly for travelers looking to add rural tourism to their list and has attractions that can not be found anyw...
8 Myozenji Temple in Shirakawa-go Masayoshi Hirose Magnificent Myozenji Temple standing deep in snow at World Heritage Site, Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture has the largest tha...
Culture Spring Green Light Up at Fukuchi Onsen 2025 Kim Bergström While illuminations are typically a winter tradition in Japan, Takayama in Gifu Prefecture offers a rare and refreshing take ...
Culture Genealogy of Japanese Western-style Paintings 2021-2022 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Gifu Prefectural Museum of Art until March 13th explores how Japanese Western-style painting has ...
Culture Human and Animal Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Gifu Museum of Modern Ceramic Art looks at humans and animals as depicted by 5 ceram...
