Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Food Sciences
The prefecture's food science research institute. It researches food and fermentation.
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The prefecture's food science research institute. It researches food and fermentation.
The prefectural agricultural technology center. It researches Gifu's main agricultural and livestock products, such as Fuyu persimmons.
The prefecture's forest research institute. It researches the cultivation of Tono cypress.
The prefecture's fisheries research institute. It works on ayu sweetfish and other fish of inland waters.
Tokuyama Dam in Ibigawa. A rockfill dam with the largest storage capacity in Japan.
Yokoyama Dam in Ibigawa. A hollow gravity dam, the inside of whose body is hollow.
Maruyama Dam in Yaotsu. A gravity dam that serves hydroelectric power generation.
A redevelopment project to raise the height of Maruyama Dam. It will increase flood control capacity.
Origawa Dam in Mizunami. A gravity dam, it has facilities run in cooperation with the community.
Takane No. 1 Dam in Takayama. An arch dam that serves pumped-storage power generation.
The mine at Kamioka, Hida. Super-Kamiokande is installed 1,000 meters underground in the disused mine and captures neutrinos.
The traditional industry hall in Bizen. It displays unglazed, high-fired stoneware vessels.
The ceramics museum in Bizen. It collects and preserves Bizen ware.
The kilns of Imbe, Bizen. Climbing kilns are clustered in a town lined with chimneys.
Mushiake ware of Setouchi. Tea ceremony ware with a pale glaze is fired here.
Sakazu ware of Kurashiki. It follows in the line of the mingei folk craft movement.
The hariko of Kurashiki. Folk toys made by pasting layers of paper over a mold.
The glass of Kurashiki. Blown glass begun by Kodani Shinzo, it was praised by the mingei folk craft movement.
The denim of Kojima, Kurashiki. The birthplace of Japanese-made jeans, it has everything from dyeing to sewing.
The school uniforms of Kojima, Kurashiki. Most of Japan's school uniforms are made in this place.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.