Ҿڳ-ō

Central Honshū


At the foot of Kinka-zan, this is one of the loveliest city parks in Japan, with plenty of water and trees set into the hillside. People have been living and working here for centuries; you can see pottery excavations at the history museum on the park grounds.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Central Honshū attractions

1. Kinka-zan Ropeway

0.08 MILES

Gifu's castle is most easily reached by this cable car within Ҿڳ-ō, whisking you 329m to the summit in under five minutes.

2. Nawa Insect Museum

0.11 MILES

On the grounds of Ҿڳ-ō is this quirky collection of more than 300,000 beetle, butterfly, moth and other insect specimens. It's the personal…

3. Gifu City History Museum

0.14 MILES

Located within the grounds of Ҿڳ-ō, this museum focuses on the Sengoku period, when daimyō Oda Nobunaga was at the height of his power. Enthusiastic…

4. Shōhō-ji (Gifu Great Buddha)

0.22 MILES

The main attraction of this orange-and-white temple is the papier-mâché daibutsu (Great Buddha; c 1832), one of the three Great Buddha statues of Japan…

5. Ҿڳ-ō

0.35 MILES

Perched atop Kinka-zan and with sweeping views over the cities of Gifu and Nagoya, this castle is a 1956 concrete replica of daimyō Oda Nobunaga's…

6. Nagara River Ukai Museum

0.55 MILES

This newish museum is one of a kind, featuring exhibits on everything you could possibly want to know about cormorant fishing in Japan.

7. Գܲⲹ-ō

9.77 MILES

A National Treasure, Japan's oldest standing castle is said to have originated as a fort in 1440. The current donjon (main keep), built atop a 40m rise…

8. Sankō-Inari Jinja

9.82 MILES

Just south of Գܲⲹ-ō is this picturesque Shinto shrine with interesting statues of komainu (protective dogs), lovingly dressed in cloth collars.