‘Gifu offers a traditional Japanese escape off ... The next day, I head deeper into the mountains to visit the village of Shirakawa-go. Here, the practice of community roof rethatching has ...

We visit Furukawa, an old district of Hida City in Gifu Prefecture, which is surrounded by mountains and stunning scenery.

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned ... According to the Shirakawa village board of education, this was the first re-thatching in Shirakawa-go in five years.

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 ...