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2026/09/19

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Shizukumiya Festival

A spring procession of 22 sake barrel shrines celebrates the completion of new sake and prays for an abundant harvest of the five grains.

Takayama · 15 Mar 2027

Shrine · Gifu · Chubu

Hie Shrine

A Shinto shrine in Takayama dedicated to Sanno Gongen and serving as the focal point of the Takayama Spring Festival, one of Japan's most beautiful festivals.

Takayama

Festival · Gifu · Chubu

The Hida Living Hina Doll Festival

The Hina Matsuri doll festival blends with regional silk-industry heritage in a celebration held a month after the national holiday to account for late mountain spring.

Takayama · 3 Apr 2027

Historic Site · Gifu · Chubu

Kami-Sannomachi Street

A preserved Edo-period street in Takayama, this avenue features wooden merchant houses, sake breweries and shops displaying traditional Hida crafts, pottery and lacquerware.

Takayama

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1 US Dollar¥158
1 Euro¥180.8
1 Singapore Dollar¥123.5
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Festival

Shizukumiya Festival

A spring procession of 22 sake barrel shrines celebrates the completion of new sake and prays for an abundant harvest of the five grains.

15 Mar 2027Takayama · Gifu

Festival

The Hida Living Hina Doll Festival

The Hina Matsuri doll festival blends with regional silk-industry heritage in a celebration held a month after the national holiday to account for late mountain spring.

3 Apr 2027Takayama · Gifu

Festival

The Spring Takayama Festival

A spring festival in Takayama showcases ornate floats with mechanical dolls and centuries-old craftsmanship, illuminated by lanterns during evening processions.

14–15 Apr 2027Takayama · Gifu

Museum

Gifu City Science Museum

Science museum with interactive exhibitions covering nature, technology, space and more, featuring a planetarium, rooftop telescope, and regular science demonstrations.

Gifu

Museum

Nawa Insect Museum

A museum in Tokushima dedicated to insects, featuring live specimens, interactive displays, and educational programs for all ages.

Gifu

Historic Site

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō

UNESCO-recognized villages showcasing gasshō-zukuri farmhouses with distinctive steep thatched roofs, maintained through collective community traditions.

Shirakawa · Gifu

Event Venue

Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium

Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium is a multi-purpose venue in Gifu hosting football matches and other sports events, with seating for 18,000 and proximity to the scenic Nagara river.

Gifu

Museum

Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum

Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum displays approximately 5,000 restored drawings and 150 paintings, along with exhibitions of local artists in its two gallery spaces.

Gifu

Historic Site

Kami-Sannomachi Street

A preserved Edo-period street in Takayama, this avenue features wooden merchant houses, sake breweries and shops displaying traditional Hida crafts, pottery and lacquerware.

Takayama · Gifu

Museum

Museum of Fine Arts

An art museum established in 1982 holding significant works by Gifu Prefecture-associated artists and international painters, with permanent and special exhibitions.

Gifu

Shrine