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Gifu Hidden Gems

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δΈ‹ε‘‚εΈ‚ (Gero)
ε²ι˜œεΈ‚ (Gifu City)
ιƒ‘δΈŠεΈ‚ (Gujo)
飛騨叀川 (Hida Furukawa)
白川郷 (Shirakawa-go)
ι«˜ε±±εΈ‚ (Takayama)
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Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village β€” UNESCO World Heritage Farmhouses
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GifuΒ· Shirakawa-go

Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village β€” UNESCO World Heritage Farmhouses

Shirakawa-go (白川郷) clusters 114 gassho-zukuri (εˆζŽŒι€ γ‚Š, 'praying hands') farmhouses in a mountain valley where snow piles 3…

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Updated Jun 2026
Gokayama Ainokura β€” Quieter Gassho Village
GifuΒ· Shirakawa-go

Gokayama Ainokura β€” Quieter Gassho Village

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

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Updated Jun 2026

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