Past Reignited: 1-Day Ena and Iwamura Tour, time travel through Edo ukiyo-e and a Sengoku castle town
Ride the waves of time, back into the Sengoku and Edo period with this tour jam-packed with the many highlights of Ena and Imamura - from art at the museum of Hiroshige ukiyo-e prints, legendary tales at the Iwamura Castle Ruins and tales of the “Onna Joshu” (lady castle lord), history of the Sengoku cuisine and sake, and culture of the Kakeuchi (sake store where you can drink at).
Spellbinding stories of Lady Otsuya, one of Japan's few lady castle lords and the aunt of warlord Oda Nobunaga, rare opportunities to observe the constructive wonders in the three different ways stones were stacked to build the impenetrable walls of one of Japan's three greatest mountaintop castles, time for strolling around an ancient castle town with distinctive features and Kakeuchi in the refined setting of a reputable sake brewery await! Take a trip through this multifaceted gateway into Japan's exquisite past.
Recommended points
● Featuring the vivid pieces of the famous ukiyo-e woodblock print artist Hiroshige Utagawa, the Nakasendo Hiroshige
Museum of Art is a space for you to fully immerse yourself in all things Edo, fitting considering its location in Iwamura, a post
town of the Nakasendo Highway.
● Hike the historical grounds of the Iwamura Castle Ruins one of Japan’s three greatest mountaintop castles, situated at an
altitude of 717 metres above sea-level, where you will have the chance to see up close the three different types of stone-
piling utilized in the past.
● Feast the way the warlords did back in the Sengoku period, with this delicious and hearty recreation of the Sengoku cuisine
at Iwamura Sanso, prepared over an irori charcoal grill with local, seasonal ingredients.
● Experience the exclusive "Kakuuchi", here at Iwamura Jozo Brewery, with a distinguished history of 230 years. Buy sake and
drink it right there and then in its original, raw and unprocessed form - a rarity afforded by this very place.
Overview
- Season
- 2025/4/1~2026/3/31
- Activity Time
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Place
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Iwamura Jozo Brewery (example)
342 Iwamuracho, Ena City, Gifu Prefecture. 509-7403
- Number of Participants
- 2 to 4 people
- Reference Price
- From 42,500 yen per person
- Starting Point
- JR Ena Station
- Ending Point
- JR Ena Station
- Meeting Time
- 10:00
- Schedule
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・10:00 - Meet up with guide at Ena Station
・10:10～11:15 - Nakasendo Hiroshige Museum of Art
・11:15～11:35 - To Iwamura Castle Ruins by taxi
・11:40 - Hiking at Iwamura Castle Ruins (to the center by taxi → head down to the Fujisaka Route on foot
・12:50～14:20 - Sengoku cuisine lunch at Iwamura Sanso (Irori charcoal grill)
・14:40～15:40 - Kakuuchi experience at Iwamura Jozo Brewery (5 varieties, sake-tasting)
・15:45～16:30 - Walking around the Iwamura Castle Town (from Iwamura Jozo Brewery to the Masugata: Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings)
・16:30～17:00 - Depart for Ena Station by taxi
・17:00 - Arrival and dispersal at Ena Station
*This itinerary is an example.
- Important Information
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● Allergies and vegan dietary requirements can be accommodated if informed beforehand.
● A feature of Sengoku cuisine is that fish are skewered and grilled in a freshly-caught state. Please inform us beforehand if you would rather not see fish in this condition, and you will instead be provided with fish that has been pre-prepared instead.
- Contact Information
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Discover GIFU
Phone number: +81-(0)58-265-4831 (weekdays 9:30-17:30)
Email address: customer@gifu-tj.jp
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