Category: World Heritage

Chiune Sugihara

Chiune Sugihara was a diplomat and a native of Gifu who affected the fates of thousands of Jewish refugees attempting to flee Nazi Germany during the Second World…

Yama

Yama,Hoko and Yatai Float Festivals in Gifu The Yatai floats of the Takayama Festival, the Okoshi-daiko (wakening drum) of the Furukawa Festival and the Yama floats of the…

Sodai

Sodai Yosui Irrigation System The Sodai Yosui is an agricultural irrigation system extending over 17 kilometers across the cities of Mino and Seki and its canals supply water…

Ayu

The Ayu of Nagara River System Ayu are a migratory species that move between oceans and rivers and can only inhabit remarkably clean water. The ayu of the…

Mino Washi,
Craftsmanship of Traditional Japanese Handmade Paper

Hon-minoshi, a type of Mino Japanese paper with a history of over 1,300 years, is made from the finest mulberry, meeting stringent requirements such as using traditional fabrication…

Shirakawago

Located in an isolated mountainous region that is among the few in Japan to see extremely heavy snowfall, Shirakawa Village with its Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation…