The Gujo Odori, one of Japan's largest Bon dances ... nights from July to September in Gujo-Hachiman, a village located deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The main event is the all-night ...

This is the Gifu ... Hachiman are the baskets of fresh-picked "sansai" (mountain vegetables) and "takenoko" (bamboo shoots) that appear in front of shops (and sometimes homes too)—available for a ...

Travelling during Japan’s mild ... then rinsed in the freezing rivers. Gujo-Hachiman in Gifu prefecture. Gujo-Hachiman’s rivers are its defining feature, and that afternoon we take the ...

GUJO, Gifu Prefecture--Gujo city’s iconic, all-night dance festival returned to the streets on Aug. 13 for the first time in four years, drawing thousands of revelers from inside and outside the ...

On July 13, the Gujo Odori dance festival started in the city of Gujo, Gifu Prefecture. The festival is a national important intangible folk cultural property, and considered to be one of Japan's ...

Gifu Prefecture is in the Chubu region, the center of Honshu, Japan’s largest island. It boasts a perfect blend of traditional and modern charm, with its rich history and cultural heritage.