Edo

Discover the Hobo Family Residence, a nationally registered cultural property in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture. This historic waki-honjin (secondary inn) preserves authentic Edo-period architecture along the Nakasendo highway, offering visitors an uncommercialised glimpse into Japan's historic post-town culture away from tourist crowds.

Discover the Yoshida Family Residence (Former Komatsuya), a beautifully preserved Edo-period inn at Ota-juku on Japan's historic Nakasendo highway. This registered cultural property in Minokamo, Gifu offers a rare glimpse into traditional Japanese travel culture.

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.

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.

The Former Nimura Family Residence Main House, located in Fukuji Onsen within Okuhida Onsenkyō in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in 1838. This impressive two-story wooden structure covers 301 square meters and features refined architectural details including a formal shikidai entrance and elegant lattice windows, showcasing the celebrated craftsmanship of Hida's master carpenters and the dignified lifestyle of the Edo period.

Discover Daikokuya Ryokan in Hosokute-juku, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. This 1859 inn once served as the Owari Domain's designated honjin on the historic Nakasendo highway, and still welcomes guests today.

Discover the Nagaya Seizaemon Residence in Seki, Gifu — a registered tangible cultural property dating back to the 17th century. This grand shoya dwelling reveals Edo-period rural life in the mountains of northern Mino.

The Hanada-Imai Main House in Mimayano, Gero, began in 1829. Its earthen-floor side became a Western clinic and its upper floor is thought to have raised silkworms.

Gifu's Nagataki Hakusan Shrine holds 27 wooden masks from late Kamakura to late Edo — Okina, Sanbasō, kishin and rare hanataka faces of Hakusan worship.