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Cormorant Fishing of the Nagara
Hereditary fishermen of the Imperial Household keep the dress and boats of 1,300 years ago, working by firelight.
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GifuArt & Crafts
GifuArchitectureShirakawa
Shirakawa-go Gassho Villages
Roofs pitched near 60 degrees against the snow, rethatched by the whole village working together under an old mutual-aid system.
GifuArchitectureGujo
Gujo Hachiman
Spring water is channelled past every door for washing and firefighting, with strict rules on the order of use.
GifuContemporary ArtYoro
Site of Reversible Destiny, Yoro
A park with no level ground anywhere; Arakawa built it under the slogan of architecture against dying, to unsettle the body's certainties.
GifuContemporary ArtMotosu
Usuzumi Cherry of Neodani
One of Japan's three great cherries, named for the ink-grey the petals turn as they fall.
GifuArchitectureOgaki
Suimon River, Ogaki
Where Basho ended The Narrow Road; a town of springs, its river landing steps and stone lantern still in place.
GifuContemporary ArtSekigahara
Sekigahara Battlefield
Armies were placed around a ring of hills; the relation of terrain to formation can still be walked.
GifuArchitectureHida
Kamioka Mine
A town built around a mine, its company housing stepped up the slope beside the tunnel mouths.
GifuArchitectureMotosu
Tarumi Railway
A single track following one valley, so track, river and cherry trees line up and the journey becomes the viewing.