Patisserie Ohkubo is a well-known confectionery store that offers a wide range of Japanese seasonal sweets making great use of Hida’s local ingredients. In business for over 120 years.
Try the Sakura Mushi-dora (a steamed type of Dorayaki pancake filled with red bean paste with an accent of cherry blossom) or in summer the ice-cream version is also recommended. They also sell the famed Funabashi monaka snack — modeled on the historical small boats that would line up like a bridge along the nearby Miyagawa River. Try their famous peach kaki-goori in summer, which is the Japanese version of shaved ice. There is also an eat-in space inside the store, where you can enjoy matcha and sweets.
On the fourth Saturday of every September, Hida Furukawa’s quiet streets become abuzz with the Fox Wedding Festival, or Kitsune-bi Matsuri in Japanese. Regarded as one of Hida Furukawa’s top festivals, this event is a modern retelling of the folktale “The Fox’s Wedding.&rd...
Railway Cycling: A Thrilling Outdoor Adventure
Rail Mountain Bike Gattan-go is an exciting experience in the Kamioka area that seats adventure seekers on side-by-side mountain bikes along the tracks of the abandoned Kamioka Railway.
The locals in Hida knew that the beauty and nature of the forested Kamioka Railway was special an...
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