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• Funsen-ike, Gero's free public spring (下呂温泉 噴泉池) Until 2021 you could bathe in it: today only the footbath remains, free and open 24 hours.
• Garyūzan Gyōki-ji (臥龍山行基寺) Rebuilt in 1705–09: the walls use Kawado-ishi, the stone of Nagoya Castle.
• Gifu Castle (岐阜城) The tenshu has been closed for earthquake-proofing works since 19/5/2026: it will not reopen before the end of 2027.
• Gifu Great Buddha, Shōhō-ji (岐阜大仏 正法寺) 13.63 metres of lacquered bamboo and clay: the largest papier-mâché Buddha in Japan.
• Gifu Yokocho (岐阜横丁) Opened in 2018: 48 eateries on three floors, in a district that has more than 400.
• Gujo Hachiman Castle (郡上八幡城) Rebuilt in 1933 on the model of Ōgaki: it is the oldest wooden castle in Japan.
• Gujo Hachiman Old Town Hall (郡上八幡旧庁舎記念館) Town hall until 1994: in the Kawasaki Hall you can try the steps of the Gujo Odori all year round.
• Hakusui Falls (白水滝) 67.4 metres, the only waterfall in Gifu with a national 名勝 designation, obtained in 2024.
• Hida City Library (飛騨市図書館) City library in the centre of Furukawa.
• Hida no Sato Folk Village (飛騨民俗村・飛騨の里) Thirty houses saved in 1959 from the Miboro Dam: four are Important Cultural Properties.
• Hida Sanno-gu Hie Shrine It is the shrine of the Sanno Matsuri: 12 floats parade on 14–15 April, UNESCO since 2016.
• Hida-Furukawa Station It is the starting point of the pilgrimage in Hida: the city library is 400 m away, and Keta Wakamiya Shrine 900 m.
• Higashiyama Yūhodō (東山遊歩道) The feudal lord Kanamori modelled it on Kyoto: its 4 km pass more than ten temples and shrines.
• Hikari Museum (光ミュージアム) 16,000 pieces, including a National Treasure sword, in a building inspired by Maya ruins.
• Iwamura old town (岩村町本通り) At 717 metres it is the highest castle in Japan: it was defended by Otsuya, Nobunaga's widowed aunt.
• Jinya Morning Market, Takayama (高山陣屋前朝市) Started around 1820 as a silkworm market: today it is held in front of the only jinya left.
• Kawaramachi district (川原町) Latticed houses that escaped the 1945 bombings: the only survivors of the old port.
• Keta Wakamiya Shrine (気多若宮神社) It is the shrine of the Furukawa Matsuri: a giant drum crosses the town on 19 April.
• Matsukura Castle Ruins (松倉城跡) Walls 7 metres high, the only ones like them in Gifu: they were not enough, and the castle fell through betrayal in 1585.
• Mino Historic Street, ‘the street of the Udatsu’ (美濃市 うだつの上がる町並み) A protected area since 1999: the udatsu, firebreak walls on the roof, were a merchant's pride.
• Mino Paper Lantern Museum (美濃和紙あかりアート館) The base paper, Honmino-shi, has been UNESCO intangible heritage since 2014.
• Miyagawa Asaichi (宮川朝市) One of the three great morning markets of Japan: 700 m of stalls along the river.
• Nagara-gawa Ukai, cormorant fishing (長良川鵜飼) The cormorant masters of Nagara are imperial officials: they also fish for the Tennō.
• Ochiai bus stop, Miyakawa (宮川町落合のバス停) It is in the Miyakawa area, north of Hida-Furukawa: it is the most remote stop on the route.
• Oku-Ibi Gorge The gorge stretches for 13 km upstream of the Yokoyama Dam, and according to those who have visited it in autumn the foliage is reflected…
• Sanmachi historic district, Takayama (高山 三町伝統的建造物群保存地区) 172 historic buildings on 4.4 hectares: protected since 1979, extended in 2004.
• Sanpuru Kobo, the fake food workshop (食品サンプル創作館さんぷる工房) Wax in cold water becomes fake tempura in 30–50 minutes: the Japanese art of sampuru.
• Seki Forging Museum (関鍛冶伝承館) Closed for works from 7/9/2026 to 31/3/2027: it reopens room by room, starting from the ground floor.
• Shin-Hotaka Ropeway (新穂高ロープウェイ) Japan's only double-decker ropeway: at 2,156 m, the highest postbox in the country.
• Shirakawa-go Village (白川郷) In the village of Ogimachi 59 gasshō-zukuri houses remain: a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.
• Site of Reversible Destiny, Yōrō (養老天命反転地) The pavilion's floor plan is shaped like Gifu Prefecture: the path makes 148 turns.
• Sōgisui Spring (宗祇水) The first entry, in 1985, on the official list of Japan's 100 most famous waters.
• Takayama Shōwa-kan (高山昭和館) You can climb into the Daihatsu Midget three-wheeler from ALWAYS, between a reconstructed tavern and cinema.
• The pond at Nedo Shrine, ‘Monet's Pond’ (根道神社 名もなき池) The spring water is so clear that the pond is nicknamed ‘Monet's Pond’.
• World Freshwater Fish Aquarium — Aqua Toto Gifu (世界淡水魚園水族館 アクア・トト ぎふ) The world's largest aquarium for freshwater fish only: 330 species, 20,000 specimens.
• Yano-ga-fuchi (矢納ヶ淵) One of Gifu's ‘50 famous waters’: here Takamitsu put away the arrows with which he killed a demon.
• Yōrō Falls (養老の滝) Legend tells of water that turned into sake: hence the name of the Yōrō era, in 717.

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