Muromachi

Discover Ankokuji Temple's Kyozo in Takayama, a 1408 National Treasure featuring Japan's oldest rotating octagonal sutra shelf. Experience the spiritual power of this unique Buddhist library housing 2,200 Ming Dynasty sutras in Gifu's hidden cultural gem.

Discover Eiho-ji Temple's National Treasure Kaisando Hall in Tajimi, Gifu. This remarkable 14th-century Zen Buddhist architecture features unique composite design, combining worship and memorial functions in perfect harmony. Free admission, 35 minutes from Nagoya.

Discover Eihoji Temple's National Treasure Kannon-do Hall, a 14th-century Zen architectural gem in Tajimi. Experience the harmony of sacred buildings and gardens designed by legendary monk Muso Soseki.

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.

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 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.

Five mountain forts ringing the Furukawa Basin in Gifu, designated a national historic site in 2024 for layered work by the Anekoji, Miki, and Kanamori clans.

Preserved at Entoku-ji Temple in Gifu City, the Rakuichi-Rakuza Seisatsu is a set of four original wooden placards (with one attached) issued by Oda Nobunaga and the Ikeda lords between 1567 and 1584. Posted at the gate of the Kanō market just after Nobunaga renamed Inabayama Castle to Gifu, they survive in remarkable physical form. Designated a Nationally Important Cultural Property in 1993, they are a primary source at the heart of Japan's economic history.

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.