Important Cultural Property of Gifu

Designated an Important Cultural Property in 1961, Atayuta Shrine Main Hall in Takayama stands inside a protective shelter, its Muromachi shingled roof rarely seen.

The storehouse of the Arakawa Family Residence in Takayama was built in 1747, forty-nine years before the main house. Both were designated in 1971. Free entry.

Araki Shrine Main Hall in Takayama dates to 1390. Its three-bay nagare-zukuri form, cypress shingles and carved frog-leg strut reward close study. Entry is free.

Completed in 1886, the Former Ibigawa Railway Bridge spans 325.1 metres on five wrought-iron trusses designed by C.A.W. Pownall. It is still crossed on foot, free.

Built in 1296, the two-storey gate of Enkyoji in Kitagata is pure wayo carpentry and among the oldest buildings in Gifu Prefecture. It is free to view at any hour.

Rebuilt in 1581 by the Hida warlord Mitsuki Yoritsuna, this Important Cultural Property in Gero, Gifu, is known for the water-summoning carp carved into its eaves.

Rebuilt in 1412 by a Hida warlord, this shrine hall in Gero keeps carved warblers said to have sung as it was built, beside a pair of vast sacred cedars.

At Ankoku-ji temple in Takayama, the Main Hall of Kumano Shrine outlasted the fires of the Sengoku wars. A rare one-bay misedana hall, it is among the city's oldest.

Main hall of Hida Kokubunji, Takayama, shown by its 1954 repair to be mid-Muromachi with a Momoyama porch; golden-hall foundations lay beneath. Open to visitors.

The Kosaka Family Residence in Mino, Gifu, is a working sake brewery dating to 1772 and the town's sole Important Cultural Property, with a convex roof and udatsu.

Shin Buddhist hall of about 1504, moved to Takayama from Shokawa for the Miboro Dam, with its gentle roof restored. Said to be the oldest of its kind.

The Shinchokokuji Temple Amida Hall in Seki, Gifu, is a late Muromachi hall with the only hip-and-gable roof in its row, designated in 1953. How to read its roof.

The Shinchokokuji Temple Guest Hall in Seki, Gifu, is an early Edo copper-roofed guest hall, designated in 1953, with a garden view of the pagoda. 300 yen, booking.

Built in 1463, three years after the main hall, the Shinchokokuji Temple Three-Storied Pagoda in Seki, Gifu, has three cypress bark roofs. Where to view it and why.

The Shinchokokuji Temple Shaka Hall in Seki, Gifu, is a late Muromachi hipped-roof hall designated in 1953. Its roof, its Amida Hall neighbour, a rare 2026 opening.

The Shinchokokuji Temple Daishi Hall in Seki, Gifu, is a late Muromachi hipped-roof hall 17 m west of the main hall, designated in 1953, tied to the Shingon lineage.

The Shinchokokuji Temple Tutelary Deity Hall in Seki, Gifu, is a late Muromachi three-bay nagare-zukuri shrine inside a Buddhist temple, designated in 1953.

Rebuilt in 1460, the Shinchokokuji Temple Main Hall in Seki, Gifu, pairs Muromachi beams inside with a Momoyama porch of lion carvings. What to see, and the rules.

The Shinchokokuji Temple Yakushi Hall in Seki, Gifu, is a late Muromachi hipped-roof hall of 4 by 3 bays, designated in 1953. Its central post, ridge, pagoda view.

Village headman's farmhouse of 1809 moved to the Hida Folk Village in Takayama. Seven building ledgers survive, and it blends Hida and Mino styles. Open to visitors.

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