NaganoHistoric DistrictsAround Nagano
Shinshu Soba
Where rice grew poorly at altitude, buckwheat became the staple. Togakushi soba is the most renowned.
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NaganoHistoric Districts
GifuCastles & History
GifuArchitectureNakatsugawa
Magome-juku
A post town along a paved slope, and the birthplace of Shimazaki Toson.
GifuNature & SceneryGifu
Nagaragawa Ukai
A fishing method that has run for more than 1,300 years. The masters hold office under the Imperial Household Agency.
Seki
Kasuga Jinja (Seki)
The shrine the swordsmiths took as their tutelary god. The source of the blades of Seki.
GifuNature & Scenery
GifuArchitectureTakayama
Takayama Jinya
The only Edo-period magistrate's office still standing anywhere in Japan, proof that Hida was ruled directly by the shogunate.
GifuHistoric DistrictsShirakawa
Shirakawa-go
Gassho-zukuri houses. The roofs stand at 60 degrees to shed snow, and silkworms were raised beneath them.
GifuArchitecture
GifuFestivalsGujo
Gujo Odori
Thirty-two nights of dancing, four of them through till dawn over Obon. Anyone may join the circle.
GifuFestivalsTakayama
Takayama Matsuri
Mechanical puppets on the floats. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
GifuCastles & History
GifuArt & CraftsGifu
Nagaragawa Ukai
A fishing method of 1,300 years. The masters hold office under the Imperial Household Agency.
GifuHot SpringsGero
Gero Onsen
One of the three finest springs of Japan. Hayashi Razan set it beside Arima and Kusatsu.
GifuArt & CraftsSeki
Seki Cutlery
Swordsmithing since the Kamakura period. Today a world centre for kitchen knives and scissors.
GifuArchitectureMino
Mino Udatsu
Merchant houses made rich by washi. More udatsu firewalls survive here than anywhere.
ShizuokaFestivalsShizuoka
Kunozan Ishidan
One thousand one hundred and fifty-nine stone steps, remembered by a Japanese pun on the number.
Shimada
Oigawa Kawagoshi
A horse may cross the eight leagues of Hakone, but no one crosses the Oi. The system of river porters survives here.
ShizuokaNature & Scenery
ShizuokaHot Springs