It is now easier to reach Gifu prefecture from Europe with direct flights from Helsinki to Nagoya. View on euronews ...

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.

Located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is a village full of old-fashioned houses with thatched roofs - and a registered World Heritage Site. The roofs are steeply slanted ...

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 ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--The red carpet is being rolled ... added tourism event is planned at the Hida no Sato (Hida Folk Village) in October for a group of visitors from overseas.

Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture is one of Japan's snowiest ... Come and visit a mountain village that appears to be frozen in time.