Meeting Point

At JR Gifu station , At Meitetsu Inuyama Yuen station or At Nagoya station

JR Gifu station

Inuyama castle

Inuyama Castle which is said to be the oldest castle in Japan. You can touch and feel the authentic wooden Japanese castle, climbing steep and narrow steps toward the upper floor. On each floor, you will see some antiques, maps and documents to learn stories about the castle. From the top, you will have a panoramic view while strolling along the outside balcony.

Tea-house 'Joan' with matcha tasting

A national treasure 'Ttea-house Joan’ is located in a beautiful Japanese garden near the castle, You find a simple aesthetic value based on Zen Buddhism in it. You can also drink matcha-tea in an adjacent tea-house in the same garden. Once, matcha-tea tasting gave samurai a moment of relief between battles. You might feeling there.

Lunch

Gifu castle

After lunch, you move to Gifu city and go up to Gifu Castle standing on Mt Kinka (329m) by ropeway, where you have a nice view and enjoy seeing many antiques, pictures and documents. You can also enjoy feeding squirrels near the ropeway terminal if you want.

Shoboji-temple (Great Buddah statue)

In Shoboji temple, you see a golden Great Buddha statue which is one of the three most famous Buddha-statues in Japan.

Nagaragawa Ukai MUseum

In the Nagaragawa Ukai Museum, you learn everything about cormorant fishing. You can also visit one of the fishing master's cafe 'U-no-Iori U' where you can see and come close to cormorants while drinking coffee.

Kawaramachi street

Strolling around the old wooden building street, you enjoy dropping in unique souvenir shops, cafe and fancy restaurants.

JR Gifu station

Ending Point

At JR Gifu station