Japanese Culture Travel In Gifu

I would like to introduce traditional spots in Gifu, where you can feel Japanase culture.
First, I visited Hidatakayama. It takes about 15 minutes by walk from Takayama Station. This is an old town, and you can feel the old Japanese atmosphere.  And there are cafes and resutaurants, so you can also enjoy walking and eating.

 This day was a very hot day, so I found a shaved ice store. The store name is Ooiya. I odered a green tea shaved ice. It was very filling and cold in my mouth, but the green tea was rich flavour, so it was tasty. There were also strawberry and hojicha flavors.

Next, I visited Hidanosato. There are 30 Gassho-style houses and a museum of old  houses. Gassho-style is a house to withstand snow,so you can see old houses of snow country.You can also enter the house. And you can experience old Japanese games. There are stilts and water guns, a top in japanese coma and japanese kendama. Especialy I was intarested in water guns. This is made of bamboo. It was difficult because you need power to push water.

water gun

 

When I was young, I often played with these toys, so this reminds me of my childhood!!

Go here and remember your childhood while feeling Japan.