6 Days in GIFU - Japans Best Countryside Towns: Takayama, Shirakawago, Gero, Shinhotaka Ropewalk

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8 places · 2 experiences

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Gero Onsen
Open air museum · Gero
3.0 (9)Closed · opens tomorrow 8:30 AM
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A mountain-ringed onsen town with geothermal foot spas dotted throughout the town.
Gero Onsen Gassho-mura, 2369 Mori, Gero, Gifu 509-2202, Japan
- Geothermal foot spas — The creator visited five different foot spas, including a very hot circular one, a secluded hotel-courtyard spa, and the largest one under the town's main bridge.
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Hida Osaka Falls
Scenic spot · Gero
4.5 (1,576)Closed
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A countryside waterfall trek through an area with 216 waterfalls over five metres high; English tours can be arranged.
Hida-Osaka Waterfall Tour, 2360 Osakacho Ochiai, Gero, Gifu 509-3111, Japan
- Countryside waterfall trek — A guided hike with local guide Jun through waterfall scenery, wildlife signs and bear country.
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Takayama Old Town
Store · Gifu
4.7 (1,266)
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A beautifully preserved Edo-period area filled with shops, food stalls and sake breweries.
Takayama Old Town, 43番地 43 Kamininomachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0845, Japan
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Miyagawa Morning Market
Market · Takayama
4.1 (10,567)Closed · opens tomorrow 7 AM
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A quiet market running alongside the Miyagawa River for locals and tourists.
Miyagawa Morning Markets, Shimosannomachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0841, Japan
- Ice cream in an edible cookie cup — The creator highlighted the cookie cup, which could be topped with cream.
- Tammet M — A distinctive sweet-and-savoury snack described as like the outside of an omelet mixed with the inside of a marshmallow.
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Sakurajaya Takayama
Izakaya restaurant · Takayama
4.6 (480)Closed · opens 6 PM
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The creator's overall number-one Japan dining experience, with a chef performing at the kitchen counter; pre-booking is strongly suggested because people were turned away.
Sakurajaya, 3 Chome-84-13 Sowamachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0007, Japan
- Large, high-quality meal — A generously sized, well-priced meal praised for its quantity and quality.
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Shirakawago
Heritage preservation · Shirakawa
4.5 (3,900)Open now
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A lived-in mountain settlement famous for traditional gassho-style farmhouses with steep thatched roofs built without nails.
Shirakawa-go, Ogimachi, Shirakawa, Ono District, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
Experience · 1 place
Soak and dine at an Okuhida ryokan
Book a traditional Japanese ryokan in Okuhida, work through the onsen rules, relax in the hotel's foot spa, then make dinner and breakfast part of the stay: the ryokan serves elaborate, presentation-heavy 12-course meals, letting you sample authentic Japanese dishes you may not find elsewhere.
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Okuhida
Takayama
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A Japanese Alps getaway famous for its onsens and traditional ryokans.
Okuhida Onsengo Hirayu, Takayama, Gifu 506-1433, Japan
Ryokan stay with onsen — The creator chose an onsen hotel and described the stay as their best onsen experience ever.
Elaborate 12-course ryokan dinner and breakfast — Meals included with the ryokan stay, presented as events and a way to sample authentic Japanese dishes.
Experience · 1 place
Take the double-decker gondola into the Alps
Ride both ropeways: the first carries you up over 200 metres, then take the double-decker gondola, which climbs 800 metres in minutes to an altitude above 2,000 metres in the Hotaka mountain range.
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Shinhotaka Ropeway
Mountain cable car · Gifu
4.6Closed · opens Tuesday 8:30 AM
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A two-stage ropeway at the foot of the Japanese Alps, including Japan's only double-decker gondola and a rise of 800 metres to over 2,000 metres altitude.
Shinhotaka Ropeway, 710-7 Okuhida Onsengo Kansaka, Takayama, Gifu 506-1421, Japan

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