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Takayama

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Gifu

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38,70,48

Ogimachi

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8,23,0

Nakatsugawa

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6,5,0

Hirayu

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10,24,0

Ogaki

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1,6,3

Mino

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8,28,0

Kakamigahara

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0,3,6

Sekigahara

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Ofunato

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0,0,1

Mizunami

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Makido

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Iwamura

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Takayama  

Hotel Hotaka

 1 Review and 1 Opinions  You can book your room alone in the off-seasons in this hotel, which has outside and inside spas.... 

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Houzanso: Have a hot bath

Houzanso: Have a hot bath, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:  Houzanso is located in the mountains in Tochio near the hotsprings. The hotel has its own spa. There is a private outside bath.And after you have relaxed in the... 

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Izumi-so: Ryokan in Gero city

Izumi-so: Ryokan in Gero city, Gifu-ken

 Jawnuta Says:  Great owners, fantastic breakfast and dinner included in price.We paid 26518 Y for 1 night/ 2 people in July 2008 Our room was quite run down, with view at the... 

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'Katsuragino Sato', Fukuchi Hot Spring Town, Gifu: Great traditional hot spring inn with 5 star food

'Katsuragino Sato', Fukuchi Hot Spring Town, Gifu: Great traditional hot spring inn with 5 star food, Gifu-ken

 Dinnersmurf Says:  My companion and I have stayed at another inn at Fukuchi Onsen (hot spring town) in Gifu ken in Japan each autumn for the past decade or so - called 'Yumoto... 

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Takayama

Takayama, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:  It is the tourist centre of Gifu ken, but you have to visit it once in your life. It will be great if this is during the festival (14 -15 april). The festival... 

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Dams, the other side

Dams, the other side, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:  At the other side of the dam the water is coming out with tremendous power. It is this power that is used to generate electricity. 

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Dams

Dams, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:  The mountains are a good place to build dams in order to make electricy with water power. Behind the dams beautifull lakes are formed. A heaven for anglers, and... 

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Mountains

Mountains, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:  The mountains are great in Gifu-ken. We did not have much time there, so we did put it on our list to go back to. It must be a wonderfull area to hike, bike,... 

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Snow

Snow, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:   As Gifu-ken has a large mountainous area, it is possible you will find snow during your travel in spring. In winter it is almost certain...... 

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markets: Mountain vegetables

markets: Mountain vegetables, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:   The area is known for its mountain vegetables. You can buy them fresh or pickled. And they are sold in many shops as well as on the local market. 

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several shops: Senbei

several shops: Senbei, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:   When in Gifu ken you have to buy some senbei. It is a sort of ricecracker. It can be salted, but we have tasted some sweet ones as well. In Takayama there are... 

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several shops: Sake

several shops: Sake, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:   There are many sake breweries in Gifu ken. In Takayama you can find a few in the old shoppingstreet Sannomachi.Sake breweries can be recognized by the ball... 

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rainhat

rainhat, Gifu-ken

 tompt Says:  As we discovered it can rain hard and long in Shirakawago. But the local people found the perfect solution. They wear this typical reed hats in order to stay... 

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 You can see all the Gassho houses of Ogimachi from the Tandobai lookout point. At least if you have better weather then we did. Our view was very little,... 

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Q:  We plan to stay 1 night in Shirakawa-go, and would like to book either Koemon, Magoemon or Hisamatsu. I have contacted... 

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A: The first two you mentioned are listed on the japaneseguesthouses website - how strange....did they drop them and not remove them? The last one has a telephone listed... 

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culture and mountains

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  In september 2001 we had our first taste of Gifu-ken, when we visited Takayama. Takayama is a very busy tourist town and maybe not the best way to see Gifu-ken. So we planned another visit and in... 

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Towns in Gifu-ken Prefecture:

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 Gero is a spa town in Gufu-ken Prefecture on route 41, just south of Takayama 

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Gero -- A famous spa in Japan

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Gifu-ken. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 1 photo uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Shirakawa-go

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 The term Gasho style refers to the steeply pitched roofs, made with wooden rafters and thickly thatched, which are designed to withstand the area's heavy winter snowfall. Since its designation as a...... 

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Other areas of Gifu Prefecture

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 I visited public hot spring bath in Nan-no Town, Kaizu City. You can see Nagoya City from the bath. 

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