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Culture in Gifu

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Magome-juku

Magome-juku

Justin Dart

Magome-juku, in modern day Nakatsugawa City, was the 43rd station on the Nakasendo, a post road that connected Edo (Tokyo) to...

Gifu
Saito Museum and Café

Saito Museum and Café

Yuka Takada

The Saito Museum maintains a 1300 piece collection family art, calligraphy, swords and utensils dating back 270 years. 

Gifu
Gujo Hachiman Castle

Gujo Hachiman Castle

Yuka Takada

Perched on a mountain overlooking Gujo City, Gujo-Hachiman Castle has been called the most beautiful mountain castle in Japan

Gifu
Slug Festival 2024

Slug Festival 2024

Justin Dart

A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbid...

Gifu
The Hakurankan

The Hakurankan

Justin Dart

The relationship of Water, Culture, and History of Gujo can be best understood at the Hakurankan

Gifu