In a remote corner of Japan nestled in the pristine mountains of the Hida region in Gifu Prefecture lies a delightfully ... was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.

Visitors are rushing to Japan at the moment as the weak yen is making the normally big-budget destination more affordable.

A traditional festival featuring decorative floats has opened in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu. The Furukawa ...

The inscribed property comprises the villages of “Ogimachi” in the Shirakawa-go region, and “Ainokura” and “Suganuma” in the Gokayama region, all situated along the Sho River in Gifu and Toyama ...

All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time in thre･･･ ...

Village officials have released an unusual tourism guidebook aimed at alleviating overtourism problems and concerns in the ...

Approximately 3 hours from Tokyo via Nagoya, Gifu is accessible by bullet train and local train. Gifu Prefecture is in the Chubu region, the center of Honshu, Japan’s largest island. It boasts a ...

Japan's longest dance festival, the month-long Gujo Odori in Gujo City, Gifu, is back to full strength ... The summer tradition was registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2022.