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Nara has some of Japan’s most famous shrines and temples, such as Todaiji, Kofukuji, and Kasuga Taisha. The unique appeal of Nara is that wild deer live alongside humans. You can find the wild deer, designated as natural treasures, gathering and relaxing at Nara Park even in the company of people. At the Asuka Historical National Government Park in Asuka Village, you can have a feel of ancient Japan when visiting the Takamatsuzuka and Kitora burial mounds, believed to have been built between the late 7th and early 8th centuries. The Yoshino area, which stretches to the south of Nara, is famous for its seasonal flowers. Yoshinoyama in particular is said to have 30,000 cherry trees in bloom and is beloved by the locals since ancient times.

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From Gifu

Access

About 20 minutes by train from Gifu Station to Nagoya Station.
About 35 minutes by Shinkansen from Nagoya Station to Kyoto Station.
About 45 minutes by train from Kyoto Station to Nara Station.

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Gifu City

Gifu City

From its mountaintop perch, Gifu Castle gazes down over Gifu’s eponymously named largest city. The castle was a base for warlord Nobunaga Oda in the 16th century, and although it’s now a reconstruction, the views are still expansive.

Down below, you see the pristine Nagara River, where every evening from mid-May to mid-October ukai fisherman keep alive a 1,300-year-old tradition of catching ayu sweetfish with cormorants. Nearby is the Kawaramachi district and its collection of historic wood-latticed buildings that today house a range of cafes and stores. Contrasting that, other parts of Gifu city are modern, packed with things to do and places to stay—from Western-style hotels to traditional ryokan inns.

Gifu Station is only 20 minutes from Nagoya by train. Nagoya can be easily reached on the Tokaido Shinkansen from Tokyo (1 hour, 40 mins) and Osaka (50 mins).

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    From Takayama

    Access

    About 2 hours 30 minutes by JR Limited Express Hida from Takayama Station to Nagoya Station.
    About 35 minutes by Shinkansen from Nagoya Station to Kyoto Station.
    About 45 minutes by train from Kyoto Station to Nara Station.

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    Takayama

    Takayama

    Gifu’s Takayama city is steeped in history. You can see it in neighborhoods lined with old wooden buildings and feel it in Takayama’s 300-year-plus spring and autumn festivals, especially when towering floats are paraded through the old quarter. You can taste Takayama’s history, too, with local sake brewing that has been honed over centuries—tipples that pair perfectly with regional cuisine like Hida wagyu beef.

    For travelers who want to take their time in Takayama, the city has a wide range of accommodation options, from mid- to high-range ryokan inns featuring tatami mat guestrooms to budget-friendly minshuku bed and breakfasts. There is also a variety of Western-style accommodations. Takayama can be reached from within Gifu prefecture by JR trains from Gifu Station (2 hours) and Gero (50 mins). It is also connected to Kanazawa and Tokyo via Toyama on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. As a side trip or for an extra night, only 15 minutes by train from JR Takayama Station is Hida Furukawa, which offers its own distinct old quarter and is surrounded by the rural beauty of mountains and sprawling rice paddies.

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      From Gero

      Access

      About 1 hour 40 minutes by JR Limited Express Hida from Gero Station to Nagoya Station.
      About 35 minutes by Shinkansen from Nagoya Station to Kyoto Station.
      About 45 minutes by train from Kyoto Station to Nara Station.

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      Gero

      Gero

      Gero is considered to be one of Japan’s three most famous onsen (hot-spring) towns, known for its soothing, mineral-rich water and pristine natural setting.

      Located on the Hida River, surrounded by mountains, hot-spring bathing has been documented in Gero for more than 1,000 years. For generations, the clear alkaline water has had a reputation for leaving skin feeling smooth and sleek, a beautifying effect you can experience for yourself at Gero’s collection of open-air public baths for communal bathing. If you are shy about bathing with others, don’t worry; Gero also has several relaxing footbaths dotted around town and lodging facilities normally provide the opportunity to use private baths.

      For travelers who want to immerse themselves deep in Gifu culture, Gero is home to dozens of traditional-style hotels with their own mix of indoor and outdoor hot-spring baths. These inns also feature tatami mat guest rooms and multi-dish meals centered on regional cuisine. Gero is also easy to access by train, being 50 minutes from Takayama or 90 minutes from Nagoya.

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        From Shirakawa-go

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        About 2 hours 50 minutes by bus from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Meitetsu Bus Center.
        About 35 minutes by Shinkansen from Nagoya Station to Kyoto Station.
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        Shirakawa-go

        Shirakawa-go

        The UNESCO World Heritage-designated village of Shirakawa-go is one of Gifu’s and Japan’s most iconic sights. The steeply thatched roofs of the village’s farmhouses here are especially beautiful when Shirakawa-go is under several meters of snow in winter and the rice paddies are a fresh green in summer.

        For a very special experience that will immerse you in Japan’s past, some of Shirakawa-go’s thatched farmhouses provide rustic accommodation for small numbers of guests that features sunken hearths, aged wooden beams and tatami mat rooms. Travelers can also stay in traditional ryokan inns or western-style lodgings.

        Located in Gifu’s mountainous northwest, Shirakawa-go is 50 minutes by bus from Takayama city. Travelers can also take buses from Kanazawa (85 mins) and Nagoya (3 hours), both of which can be accessed by the bullet train (shinkansen) from Tokyo.

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          From Magome

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          About 25 minutes by bus from Magome (bus stop) to Nakatsugawa Station.
          About 55 minutes by JR Limited Express Shinano from Nakatsugawa Station to Nagoya Station.
          About 35 minutes by Shinkansen from Nagoya Station to Kyoto Station.
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          Magome-juku Historic Post Town of the old highway

          Magome

          The Nakasendo is an old highway between Tokyo and Kyoto along which there used to be many post towns, places where travelers could spend the night. Among these is Magome Juku, awarded a one-star rating by the Michelin Green Guide Japan.

          Magome Juku stands out as a distinctive post town in Japan due to its location on steep and challenging terrain. It is said that the name Magome (written with "horse" and "basket") derives from the fact that travelers were forced to leave their horses at the inns because the road was too steep for horses to climb.

          The cobblestone streets are lined with old, lattice-windowed residential houses, museums, tea houses, and souvenir shops on both sides, a scene that very much resembles how the post town looked in the Edo period hundreds of years ago.

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