Kishitsurugi Jinja
One of the shrines where the Gujo Odori began. Known for dancing through the night.
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One of the shrines where the Gujo Odori began. Known for dancing through the night.
It has a garden called Tessoen, and stands in the castle town of Gujo Hachiman.
The Mino-side starting point for the climb up Hakusan. Great cedars stand in rows.
Thirty-two nights of dancing, four of them through till dawn over Obon. Anyone may join the circle.
Spring water is channelled past every door for washing and firefighting, with strict rules on the order of use.
Dyed in live indigo vats without chemicals, then rinsed in the winter river - a sight the town turns out for.
Much of Japan's plastic food comes from makers born here - a craft of making a dish look better than the dish.
A dance held on thirty nights of the year, its rhythm made by clogs striking the stone street - the pavement as instrument.