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.

Discover the Main Hall of Hida Kokubunji Temple in Takayama, Gifu — an Important Cultural Property from the Muromachi period. Explore its ancient Buddhist statues, a 1,250-year-old ginkgo tree, and the enduring craftsmanship of the legendary Hida artisans.

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.

Standing serenely in Shiroyama Park in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, the Main Hall of Shorenji Temple is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property built around 1504, recognized as the oldest surviving Jodo Shinshu temple main hall in Japan. Constructed in the shoin-zukuri style and said to have been built from a single giant cedar, the hall showcases the extraordinary skill of the Hida craftsmen. Relocated from Shirakawa-go to escape dam flooding in 1960, its story is one of resilience and devotion to preserving irreplaceable cultural heritage.

Discover the Former Taguchi Family Residence (Kyū Taguchi-ke Jūtaku), a nationally designated Important Cultural Property built in 1808. Now preserved at Hida Folk Village in Takayama, this grand village headman's farmhouse showcases Edo-period rural architecture with its distinctive kure-buki shingled roof and rare construction documents.

Discover the Main Hall of Takenami Shrine in Ena, Gifu Prefecture—a nationally designated Important Cultural Property built in 1564. Explore its exquisite Muromachi-period architecture, Kamakura-era cedar legends, and the historic Nakasendo trail surroundings.

Nangu Shrine in Tarui, Gifu, is the first shrine of Mino. Fifteen halls rebuilt for Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1642 and three stone structures are designated.

The late-Kamakura tahoto at Nichiryubuji stands on Mount Takasawa in Seki, traditionally linked to Hojo Masako. It is cypress-bark roofed and free to view.

Built in 1502 and designated an Important Cultural Property in 1956, this Muromachi worship hall in Yamagata City, Gifu, keeps its cypress-bark roof. Free entry.

Rising 24.6 metres in the grounds of a Shinto shrine in Godo, Gifu, this late Muromachi pagoda was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1914. Grounds free.

Completed in 1916 across the Nagara River in Mino, Gifu, this 113-metre bridge is Japan's oldest surviving modern suspension bridge. Open to walkers and cyclists.

This late fifteenth-century hall in Yaotsu, Gifu, applies Zen-style building to a small three-bay plan under a thatched roof. An Important Cultural Property.

Known as Kokaya Yakushido, this square hall in Hida City, Gifu, was rebuilt in early Muromachi times from Kamakura-era timbers, as repair work in 1974 confirmed.