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長野県 · Tourism

Kamikochi

松本市中信

The Azusa river and Kappa Bridge. Weston introduced it to the world. Private cars cannot enter.

長野県 · Tourism

Snow Monkey Park

山ノ内町北信

Japanese macaques that bathe in hot springs, said to be the only ones in the world.

長野県 · Tourism

Tsumago-juku

南木曽町中信

The first post town in Japan to take up townscape preservation. The power lines were hidden away.

長野県 · Tourism

Bessho Onsen

上田市東信

The Kamakura of Shinshu. Kitamuki Kannon and the National Treasure octagonal pagoda stand close together.

長野県 · Tourism

Nozawa Dosojin

野沢温泉村北信

A shrine structure is built, then set alight, with the villagers defending and attacking it.

長野県 · Tourism

Utsukushigahara

松本市ほか中信

A lava plateau at 2,000 metres, where cattle are put out to graze.

長野県 · Tourism

Obuse

小布施町北信

A town of chestnut confectionery. The Hokusai Museum holds work from his last years.

長野県 · Tourism

Tateshina

立科町ほか東信

A highland lake at the foot of the Yatsugatake range. It freezes over completely in winter.

長野県 · Tourism

Karuizawa

軽井沢町東信

The missionary Shaw made it known as a summer retreat. The old Mikasa Hotel still stands.

長野県 · Tourism

Shinshu Soba

長野市ほか中信

Where rice grew poorly at altitude, buckwheat became the staple. Togakushi soba is the most renowned.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Mizubune

郡上市中濃

A system that divides spring water into three tiers for different uses. A life that reveres water, surviving as it was.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Kinkazan

岐阜市岐阜

The mountain castle from which Nobunaga proclaimed rule over the realm. It looks down on the cormorant fishing of the Nagara river.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Magome-juku

中津川市東濃

A post town along a paved slope, and the birthplace of Shimazaki Toson.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Nagaragawa Ukai

岐阜市岐阜

A fishing method that has run for more than 1,300 years. The masters hold office under the Imperial Household Agency.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Kasuga Jinja (Seki)

関市中濃

The shrine the swordsmiths took as their tutelary god. The source of the blades of Seki.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Wadake

白川村飛騨

The largest gassho-zukuri house in Shirakawa-go. Silkworms were raised in the roof space.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Takayama Jinya

高山市飛騨

The only Edo-period magistrate's office still standing anywhere in Japan, proof that Hida was ruled directly by the shogunate.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Shirakawa-go

白川村飛騨

Gassho-zukuri houses. The roofs stand at 60 degrees to shed snow, and silkworms were raised beneath them.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Sanmachi

高山市飛騨

Townhouses with projecting lattice windows stand in rows. The little Kyoto of Hida.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Gujo Odori

郡上市中濃

Thirty-two nights of dancing, four of them through till dawn over Obon. Anyone may join the circle.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Takayama Matsuri

高山市飛騨

Mechanical puppets on the floats. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Gifu-jo

岐阜市岐阜

The mountain castle from which Nobunaga proclaimed rule over the realm. A ropeway runs up.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Nagaragawa Ukai

岐阜市岐阜

A fishing method of 1,300 years. The masters hold office under the Imperial Household Agency.

岐阜県 · Tourism

Gero Onsen

下呂市中濃

One of the three finest springs of Japan. Hayashi Razan set it beside Arima and Kusatsu.