Today I will take you to Gifu Prefecture, Oda Nobunaga's hometown, where it is well known that 'Gifu Castle (gifu City, Gifu Prefecture today) was the starting point of Oda Nobunaga's campaign to unify Japan. Many novels and warring states history books say that Nobunaga accepted the advice of the Zen monks and followed the Chinese story of "King Zhou's East Out of Qishan" and renamed inariyama Castle "Gifu". Later, Oda Nobunaga released the world of hegemony and almost unified Japan, but unfortunately was killed by his subordinate Mitsuhide when Wang Tubaya was almost successful.
Let's introduce the attractions in his hometown.
Gifu Castle / Inabayama Castle: Gifu Castle is a Japanese-style castle located in present-day Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. Before Oda Nobunaga ruled the castle, it was called Inabayama Castle. To climb the city, you can choose to spend money on a cable car ride or hike up the mountain.
Oda Nobunaga Statue: Coming out of the north exit of JR Kifu Station, you will see this Oda Nobunaga statue, and the golden Oda Nobunaga statue is placed high in front of JR Gifu Station.
The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go Gassho Style Houses (located in the northernmost part of Gifu Prefecture, far from Gifu City): Many of the houses are woven with special straw to form layers of roofs, especially the roofs on both sides are like an open book, forming a triangular shape, which can reduce wind exposure and adjust the daily sunshine, so that the house can be warm in winter and cool in summer, which is more suitable for people to live. In each building, in addition to the experience of traditional crafts, there are also museums and food halls that can be visited. 25 "Ayato-made" houses that have been used throughout Shirakawa-go were relocated and preserved here. According to the appearance of the ancient countryside, the park also has temples, waterwheel huts, charcoal huts, stables and other buildings. There are performances of traditional crafts such as dyeing and weaving, and visitors can also experience it for themselves. At the soba dojo, you can experience the making of Japanese soba noodles.
Kappazu Mura Wada House: The Wada family is one of the many houses in Yagatake Village, Shirakawa-go, and Ogicho is the largest Kappa-esco-built house. It was founded at the end of the Edo period and is the only Kunigami in Shirakawa-go. Today, in addition to the exhibition space, there are also residents living in the Hotan family, and the first and second floors are partially open to the public, retaining the original traditional style.
Gero Onsen: Kusatsu, Arima and Gero Onsen are the three most famous springs in Japan. Gero's izumi is known as a "beauty soup", colorless and tasteless, but quite lubricating. Gero Onsen has a long history of development as early as around 950 AD, and is widely known as a function of Yuji (hot spring recuperation). The colorless and odorless lubricated spring is known as the "beauty soup" because the pH value of the spring water here is as high as 9.18, which is super alkaline, so it has the effect of natural soap. Without any bath cleaning products, just by soaking, the skin can feel as smooth and clean as if it has been washed. In addition to the hot spring baths in various public baths and restaurants, one of the biggest features of Gero Onsen is that you can see "foot soup" everywhere.