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Gifu Hidden Gems

Berceau du village aux toits de chaume de Shirakawa-go (Patrimoine mondial) et de la « petite Kyoto » de Takayama. Les rues de marchands de l'ère Edo, le marché matinal, le bœuf de Hida et les maisons gassho-zukuri illuminées en hiver composent le Japon rural le plus authentique.

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Le Japon de montagne sous son jour le plus photogénique : fermes aux toits de chaume, vieux quartier d'époque Edo à Takayama et villages riverains où l'on pêche encore au cormoran.

Climat et meilleure saison

Hida, au nord, est froid et enneigé ; la plaine sud est chaude et humide. D'avril à mai et d'octobre à novembre sont les mois idéaux.

Spécialités culinaires

  • Bœuf de Hida
  • Ayu (poisson d'eau douce)
  • Keichan
  • Gohei-mochi

Lieux emblématiques

  • Shirakawa-go (UNESCO)
  • Vieux quartier de Takayama
  • Gero Onsen
  • Gujo Hachiman
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Hida Furukawa — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Hida Furukawa

Hida Furukawa

Hida Furukawa (飛騨古川) is Takayama's smaller, calmer sibling — a canal-lined town of white-walled storehouses, wooden town…

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Updated Aug 2026
Gujo Hachiman — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Gujo

Gujo Hachiman

Gujo Hachiman (郡上八幡) is a castle town built on spring water — over 100 natural springs flow through the streets in open…

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Updated Aug 2026
Magome to Tsumago Hike — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Gifu City

Magome to Tsumago Hike

The Magome-Tsumago hike follows a 7.8km preserved section of the Nakasendo (中山道) — the Edo-period mountain route connect…

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Updated Aug 2026
Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Gifu· Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village

Shirakawa-go (白川郷) clusters 114 gassho-zukuri (合掌造り, 'praying hands') farmhouses in a mountain valley where snow piles 3…

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Updated Aug 2026
Gokayama Ainokura — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Shirakawa-go

Gokayama Ainokura

Gokayama's Ainokura (相倉集落) is Shirakawa-go's smaller, quieter neighbor — a hamlet of 20 gassho-zukuri farmhouses set on…

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Updated Aug 2026
Gero Onsen — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Gero

Gero Onsen

Gero Onsen (下呂温泉) is ranked among Japan's 'Three Great Hot Springs' (alongside Kusatsu and Arima) for its exceptionally…

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Updated Aug 2026
Gero Onsen Gassho Village — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Gero

Gero Onsen Gassho Village

Gero Onsen Gassho Village (合掌の里) combines two of Gifu's signatures — alkaline hot springs and UNESCO-style gassho-zukuri…

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Updated Aug 2026
Gifu Castle — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Gifu City

Gifu Castle

Gifu Castle (岐阜城) crowns Mt. Kinka (329m), a dramatic mountain rising from the Nagara River plain. Originally built in 1…

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Updated Aug 2026
Nagara River Cormorant Fishing (Ukai) — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Gifu· Gifu City

Nagara River Cormorant Fishing (Ukai)

Ukai (鵜飼, cormorant fishing) happens after dark on the Nagara River between May 11 and October 15. Fishermen in traditio…

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Updated Aug 2026
Shinhotaka Ropeway — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Gifu· Takayama

Shinhotaka Ropeway

The Shinhotaka Ropeway (新穂高ロープウェイ) is Japan's only double-decker cable car, ascending 1,308 meters from the Hida mountai…

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