gifu prefecture tourism and event newsletter - june 2012

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Gifu Prefecture Tourism andEvent Newsletter

Greetings, readers! It hasnt been all that long since the last

volume of Gifu Crossroads, but I hope that you consider that a goodthing! With the new (fiscal) year come changes large and small,and one of those is that this newsletter will be evolving andexpanding from a quarterly publication to a monthly one! In

addition, the content will take on a slightly different shape; as before, I will provideinformation about upcoming events, but there will also be a new section in which I willintroduce a different area of Gifu each month! This month will be slightly different, however,and I will reflect on this years cherry blossom season. As always, I hope that this newslettergives you a peek into the Gifu experience and that it piques your interest in visiting theHeart of Japan! Without further ado, then, i t s t ime for SPRING in GIFU!

Gifu Crossroads June 2012

NOW November 11

An innovative hybrid of bicycle and railroad, Rail Mountain Biking should absolutely be partof your itinerary when you come to Gifu anytime before the winter season! With two bikeslinked to each other and set on railroad tracks that are no longer in use, this set-up allowsyou to experience a wholly different kind of cycling! You can feel the vibration and soundof the tracks as you speed along them, just like you would on a train, except you are ofcourse on a bicycle! And you have gorgeous scenery all around you, unimpeded by the walls,windows, and sounds of a train, so you can really enjoy the natural setting in a safe butunique and exciting way! Reservation required! Up to 8 se ss ions/dayAzumo, Kamioka-cho, Hida City, Gifu Tel: +81-90-7020-5852 Standard price: 1,000 yenhttp://rail-mtb.com/ (Jpn.) Access: 30 min. from Hida Furukawa via Route 41

NOW end of October

The Skyline is the highest road in all of Japan, reaching to almost 3,000meters in elevation! You can fully enjoy the world above the clouds and thelush nature of the Northern Japan Alps. Taking a bus to Tatamidaira, youcan then trek to the mountain peak to enjoy an immersive experience! Andif you are craving snow, there is still plenty to be seen along the Norikura

Skyline! Bus fare: 1,230 yen (Honokidaira Tatamidaira one-way)Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Te l: +81-577-78-2345Access: Nohi Bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Honokidaira

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NOW when the snow season arrives

Get close to the REAL Japan and the locals through a fantastic cycling tour withHida Satoyama Cycling! A tour suited to your pace, beautiful natural surroundings,a quaint country town, and friendly locals make for a memorable experience thathas many talking! Currently the #1 thing to do in all of Japan according to Trip

Advisor, Hida Satoyama Cycling is a virtual guarantee that you will both have funenjoying the outdoors and learn a lot about the Japanese countryside and HidaFurukawa in particular! Price: 4,500-9,500 yen (depending on the course)Nino-machi, Furukawa-cho, Hida City, Gifu http://www.satoyama-cycling.com/en/Tel: +81-577-73-5715 Access: 7-minute walk from JR Hida Furukawa Station
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NOW October 15

This traditional fishing ceremony has been carried out on the waters of theNagara River, with Gifu Castle and Mt. Kinka looming in the background, for1,300 years! The old fishing method, using cormorants to catch fish guidedonly by a blazing torch at the bow of the boat, lives on and is protected bythe Japanese Imperial House! Come be wowed along with everyone else!Pr i ce : Adu l ts- 3 ,000-3,300 yen; Ch i ldren- 2 ,600-2,900 yenMinato-machi 1-2, Gifu City Time: from 6:45pm Tel:+81-58-262-0104A c c e s s : JR/Me i t e t s u G i f u S t a t i o nb u s t o Naga r a -b a s h i

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End of May Mid-November

A vast paradise brimming with nature and life of many varieties, thispark allows visitors to experience true immersion in the lush Japanesemountains. Expert guides lead you through the depths of the forest andthe marshlands, which are home to many unique species of vegetation.You can also hike Mt. Mominuka to gain a spectacular view of the JapanAlps, so this is a must-visit location for anybody interested in nature!Amou, Kawai-cho, Hida City, Gifu Tel: +81-577-65-2211Access: 1-hour car ride from JR Furukawa Station; 30-minute ride fromEntrance fee: 500 yen Shirakawa Villagehttp://www.hida-tourism.com/things_to_do/ttd_category2_3_1.php

June 26

If you enjoy taking a soak in outdoor hot spring baths, this is the event foryou! The king of all open-air bath locales (with the most of any area inJapan), the Okuhida Hot Spring Villages will make a selection of the manyfabulous open-air baths free to enter for the day! You can go around to abunch of the best outdoor hot spring baths in Japan, enjoying their varietyand different scenic views! In addition, you can get a stamp at each bathyou visit and exchange those you have collected for a commemorative itemwhen you are through, and the more baths you visit, the better the prize!Applicable baths still to be announced. Tel: +81-578-89-2614Okuhida Onsen-go, Takayama City, Gifu Access: Nohi Bus from

Takayama Bus Center towards Shinhotaka Onsen

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Inunder 2 hours and for just 2,400 yen, youcan easily move between two of Gifus most

raditional and most authentic towns!Running daily until November 30. If you arecoming to Gifu and plan to use publicransportation, this is a great new route toake advantage of! In Gujo Hachiman, the

bus departs from and arrives at the Gujo

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While I regularly provide event information, etc. athrough this newsletter, I am constantly posting news, usefulinformation, and tons of gorgeous photographs of Gifu on theFacebook page! Please Like! the page and feel free to contribute

your own content!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gifu-C r o s s r o a d s / 1 6 5 1 3 7 5 8 6 8 5 4 3 8 2 ? r e f = t n _ t n m n

Utilize the Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation s newly

redesigned website, the , as it is a fantasticresource for finding out all about Gifu! Must-see sights andevents are added regularly, so please take a look!!

http://travel.kankou-gifu.jp/en/
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Gifu Prefecture and the JR Central JapanRailway Company have teamed up to bring you anindependent travel package to Takayama like no other! 3nights in Takayama and 2 nights in Nagoya PLUSround-trip train tickets from Nagoya to Takayama PLUSround-trip tickets to Kyoto or Ise or Shizuoka PLUS more!

For detailed information about this jam-packed traveloption, please refer to the following website:http://www.japanican.com/tours/tourdetail.aspx?tc=GMT0

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Gifu Prefecture, Central Nippon Expressway, andTOYOTA Rent a Car have created the G-Pass, a flat-

rate pass that allows drivers of a Toyota rental carfrom Central Japan International Airport to drive

unlimited on designated highways for a 7-day period!The first such pass in Honshu, the G-Pass (7,000 or9,000 yen) makes driving in the central Japan area abreeze, even for those unfamiliar with Japan s

expressway system! Applications accepted until June 24.Come enjoy the sights of Gifu! http://global.c-nex c o . c o . j p / en/wha t snew/20120221-2 . h tm l

For questions, comments, or to unsubscribe, please contact [email protected] more on tourism in Gifu Prefecture, please refer to the following resources:

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http://go-centraljapan.jp/en/area/gifu/index.html http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/

Tourism Division, Tourism Exchange Promotion OfficeDepartment of Commerce, Labor and Industry Tel: +81-058-272-1111 (Ext. 3058)

Gifu Prefectural Government Fax: +81-058-278-26742-1-1 Yabuta-minami, Gifu City, GIFU 500-8570 Email: [email protected]

Are cherry blossoms, or sakura in Japanese, all that they are madeout to be? After experiencing my first cherry blossom season in

Japan, I can answer with a definitive YES! They were a joy tobehold wherever I was, from a path behind the tennis courts where Iplay in my town (A) to a nationally famed sakura viewing spot suchas the Nawashiro Cherry Trees (B), which by the way are absolutelystunning when there is no wind and the reflection in the paddy fieldat night is as crisp as if it were a mirror. By day or by night, infull-bloom or shedding petals galore, cherry blossoms are charmingand tranquil, and paper lanterns (C), I found, really did change theentire atmosphere and made me feel like I was in an age long gone.The thing about cherry blossoms, of course, is that they only last fora short while. Their transience is one of the characteristics thatmakes them so special to the Japanesethere is beauty in how short-lived they are. And what I found is that, with cherry blossom-viewing

or hanami, its really more about spending time with friends andfamily than it is about admiring the scenery (though of course thereis some of that too!). So I would encourage travelers to Gifu (andelsewhere in Japan) to take some time and enjoy the company ofothers under a cherry tree, and then youll really know what sakuraare all about! And Gifu is the perfect place for this, since althoughsakura are so short-lived, because of the variation in altitudethroughout the prefecture, you can see sakura somewhere in Gifufor a span of over a month!! I will never forget this sakura seasonhere in the Heart of Japan, and I highly recommend that you makeyour way here next year for the wonderful season of the cherry

blossom! Dont miss it!
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