気多若宮神社
One of Gifu's most celebrated shrines is the majestic Keta Wakamiya Shrine which is also known as Sugimoto-sama to locals.
Keta Wakamiya Shrine is one of the shrines involved in the legendary Furukawa Festival which is one of the three main "naked festivals" in Japan and has been inscribed since 2016 on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List as one of the 33 "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, Float Festivals in Japan."
Beautiful, tranquil and spiritual, this shrine is a peaceful oasis of calm and well worth when you find yourself visiting Hida City. In recent years, it has been considered an inspiration for some of the locations seen in the anime movie, Your Name.
| Access | Thirteen minute walk to the north-east of Hida-Furukawa Station. |
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One of Hida Furukawa’s biggest annual events is the Furukawa Festival, held in April every year, which sees beautifully decorated floats (yatai) paraded through the city — but what happens to them during the rest of the year? There are 10 storehouses (屋台蔵, yatai-gura) aroun...
This little unassuming store along a Hida Furukawa backstreet is well worth seeking out on your Hida travels. If not to chance your luck by observing a live demonstration of Mishima-san making his Japanese candles (Wa-rousoku) inside the entrance, then just to meet and admire his incredible passi...
