Intertwinings of Sake and Culture: Experience Hida Furukawa
Invigorate your senses as you experience the way of life in the mountains of Hida Furukawa, and how it connects and blesses people across generations. Visit the Hida no Takumi Bunkakan (Takumikan Craft Museum) and learn of the exceptional skills and works of the local master craftsmen, walk around the old town of stone temples and great white-walled storehouses with a canal, home to 1,000 brilliant carp of many colors, join a local sake brewery tour, try out a herb-mixing activity and feast on a tasty, healthy meal made with local herbs. This place of hidden treasures is only a 30 minute car ride from popular destination, Takayama.
Overview
- Season
- 2025/4/1~2026/3/31
- Activity Time
- 8 hours
- Place
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Hida Furukawa Festival Hall (example)
14-5 Ichinomachi, Furukawa-cho, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, 509-4234
- Detail
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[Departure point] Hotel in Takayama city
[Arrival point] Hotel in Takayama city
[Meeting time] 9:00
[Number of participants] 2 to 4 people
[Schedule details]
・9:00 - Departure from hotel in Takayama City
・9:30～10:15 - Kimono-wearing at Obora Kimono Shop
・10:20〜11:10 - Hida Furukawa Festival Exhibition Hall tour
・11:15〜12:00 - Hida Takumikan Craft Museum tour
・12:00〜12:20 - Walking around the great white-walled storehouses area
・12:20〜13:30 - Medicinal herb lunch at Busuitei OHAKO
・13:35〜15:00 - Watanabe Sake Brewery tour, enjoy sake while taking in the view of the crystal clear Seto River
・15:10〜16:10 - Herb-mixing at Hidamori no Megumi Herb Shop
・17:00 – Dropoff at hotel in Takayama City
* This itinerary is an example
[Reference price] From 80,700 yen
[Recommended points]
Enjoy this one-day tour at a leisurely pace with a private taxi and an English-speaking guide.
Discover the many specialties of Hida-Furukawa - have a taste of the award-winning sake brewed locally, and try out the unique experience of mixing herbs grown in the region.
Get up-close and personal with the history of the area through the local traditional buildings and the vibrant festival floats while avoiding tourist crowds.
[Contact Information]
Discover-GIFU
Phone number: +81-(0)58-265-4831 (weekdays 9:30-17:30)
Email address: customer@gifu-tj.jp
- Precautions
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This course includes taxi fares, an English-speaking guide, kimono-fitting, Hida Furukawa Festival Exhibition Hall and Hida Takumikan Craft Museum entrance fees, lunch, Hidamori no Megumi herb-mixing activity, Watanabe Sake Brewery sake tasting.
