city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
(Redirected from Hida Furukawa)
Hida (飛騨) is a city in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture.
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Known as Furukawa (古川) until its 2004 merger with nearby villages, the town is often likened to a small version of Takayama, with a popular spring festival and a small, well-preserved historical city center.
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Hida Travel is the city's official multilingual guide site.
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Get off JR Hida Furukawa (飛騨古川) station on JR Takayama line. 15 minutes from Takayama by JR train.
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This town is really small. So you can get around on foot.
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- 1 Furukawa Matsuri Museum (古川祭り会館 Furukawa Matsuri Kaikan), 14-5 Ichimomachi Furukawa-cho, ☏ +81 577-73-3511, fax: +81 577-73-6660, info@hida-tourism.com. Mar-Nov 09:00-17:00, Dec-Feb 09:00-16:30, closed between Dec 28-Jan 2. ¥800 for adults, ¥700 for high school students, ¥400 for children.
- 2 Hida no Takumi Museum (飛騨の匠文化館 Hida no Takumi Bunkakan), 10-1 Ichinomachi Furukawa-cho, ☏ +81 577-73-3321. Mar-Nov 09:00-17:00, Dec-Feb 09:00-16:30. Adult ¥300, child ¥100.
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- 1 Yatsu Sankan (八ツ三館), 1-8-27 Mukai-machi, Furukawa-cho, ☏ +81 577-73-2121, fax: +81 577-73-3910, info@823kan.com. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. ¥18,000.
- 2 [dead link] Hida Furukawa Youth Hostel, 180 Nobuka, Furukawa-cho, ☏ +81 577-75-2979, fax: +81 577-75-2979, hidafyh@rapid.ocn.ne.jp. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 09:00. ¥5,400.
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- Oku-Hida Onsen Villages
- Gero Onsen
- Shirakawa-go
- Hida-Takayama
- Gujo
- Shirakawa
- Toyama
- Kamiichi
- Matsumoto
Routes through Hida |
Toyama ← | N S | → Takayama → Gero → Gifu |
Toyama ← Shirakawa ← | N S | → Takayama → Mino → Gifu |
Toyama ← | N E | → Takayama → Gero → Inuyama |
Komatsu ← Shirakawa ← | W N | → Toyama |
Kahoku ← Tonami ← Nanto ← | N S | → Takayama |
Toyama ← Imizu ← | N S | → Takayama → Gujo |