A selection of images sorted by post, with most recently updated at the top. Some images are provided to the prefecture from the respective towns and cities so duplicating and downloading is not allowed. Pictures taken by us may possibly be re-used, please contact us to confirm before using.
Miscellaneous:
A Snowy Shinhotaka Ropeway
Hida City Anime Pilgrimage
The train station feat. snow
Hidakuro-chan!!!
Katana Sword Forging in Seki
katana display ***picture provided by Gifu Prefecture
close-up of the katana blacksmithing ***picture provided by Gifu Prefecture
the blacksmithing demonstration area of the Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum
my fukubukuro gift bag
the toushou blacksmith heating up the steel
the consecutive hammering of the katana steel
traditional Shinto prayer ceremony
Two Days in Nakatsugawa
The ishidatami stone road of the Nakasendo highway between Nakatsugawa City and Magome-juku
Nakatsugawa City in Ena Valley at Sunset (Picture from Naegi Castle Ruins observatory platform)
The ishidatami stone road of the Nakasendo highway between Nakatsugawa City and Magome-juku
Tsumago-juku Tourist Information Office
Mt.Kinka And Gifu Castle Hikes
Reliving the Most Decisive Battle in Japanese History
This column greeted me as I showed up for the fun—“The Battle of Sekigahara Festival 2014!”
Here’s a melee that took place during the reenactment. You can tell what side they’re on from the color of their outfits and the crests on their flags.
No festival is complete without a parade! Here we have last year’s Tokugawa Ieyasu riding his trusty steed.
A live firing of matchlocks rifles—the bullets may be empty, but the smoke and the noise are the real thing. Also, check the dude with the conch on the right-hand side. I’ve always wanted a conch of my own.
Discover the Sake in Hida Takayama
Demonstrating the calligraphy required for creating sake bottle labels
Complete with detailed explanations of sake from an expert
Participants attaching the labels they drew to the bottles they packaged
A Trip to the Takayama Spring Festival
One of the three floats present for the puppets’ performances and a sea of people as far as the eye can see.
One of the Takayama Festival’s three marionettes, riding atop the Shakkyo-tai float.
A shot of the Sanbasou float from below.
A Trek to Takayama:
A Gallop to Gifu:
Furukawa Festival:
Itadori Hydrangea Festival:
Fantastic pictures! Thank you for posting these. Did you take them all yourself?
Thank you! And thanks for the support!
I have taken a lot of the photos on this Image Gallery page, but not all of them, no. Generally speaking, the ones posted in the actual blog entries are all ones that I have taken, however.