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Shirakawa-go Gifu is a landlocked prefecture in the center of Honshu. Takayama, a beautiful town in the mountains, and Shirakawa-go, a collection of small villages even deeper in the mountains, are Gifu's main tourist attractions. Prefectural capirtal is Gifu City.

Attractions

1  Takayama Preserves one of Japan's nicest old towns. User rating: 87/100 (195 votes) Visited by: 315 users  2  Shirakawa-go Mountainous region, known for its farmhouses. User rating: 93/100 (72 votes) Visited by: 128 users  3  Furukawa Small town 15 minutes north of Takayama. User rating: 79/100 (21 votes) Visited by: 42 users  4  Gujo-Hachiman Small town in rural Japan with castle. User rating: 73/100 (15 votes) Visited by: 32 users  5  Gero Onsen Famous hot spring resort south of Takayama. User rating: 74/100 (32 votes) Visited by: 54 users

City Links

Gifu City: Gifu City Gero City: Gero Onsen Hida City: Furukawa Ogaki City: Ogaki City Shirakawa Village: Shirakawa-go Takayama City: Takayama City

Japanese Links

Gifu Prefecture Official website.