Culture Furukawa Festival 2025 Veronica Carnevale The Furukawa Festival, or Furukawa Matsuri, is an annual event of Hida Furukawa’s Kata Wakamiya Shrine. During the two-day sp...
Culture Subzero Forest Ice Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Subzero Forest Ice Festival in Takayama is held on the second Saturday of February every year, and it combines icicles an...
Culture Trip To Yoro Town, Gifu Prefecture Leslie Taylor With deep history, unique culture, delicious food and stunning nature, Yoro is the perfect spot for a taste of “real Japan.”
Culture Mino Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Mino Festival is held every year on the second Saturday and Sunday of April, and the event is best known for several flow...
Culture Takayama Autumn Festival 2025 Nadiah Endarwy A lot of hard work goes into the Takayama Autumn Festival, from the costumes, to music, to choreography to the props. Grab yo...
17 Culture Magome Post Town Elena Lisina Magome is one of the three preserved post towns of the Kiso Valley on the Nakasendo route of the Edo Period.
14 Culture The Waters of Gujo-Hachiman Todd Wojnowski From its gorgeous riverside scenery to the channels carrying fresh pure water throughout the town, water is at the heart of G...
Culture Takayama’s Karakuri Museum Euan Prentis If you can't make it to Takayama for the town's famed festivals, be sure to drop by a performance of the mechanical karakuri ...
Culture Kusakabe Mingei-kan Euan Prentis Kusakabe Mingei-kan offers an excellent taste of Takayama's famed craftsmanship and design in one small place.
Culture The Battle of Sekigahara Chris Glenn The Battle of Sekigahara in modern day Gifu Prefecture, fought between East and West Japan on October 21, 1600, was history’s...
