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[No.1] Western Mino Route toward Tokuyama Dam
We chose this Mino route first simply because Mino is located close to the center of the Japanese Archipelago. As you will see, Mino has many hidden attractive spots. So please get started for your touring adventure in Mino District.
In addition to Kodama trains, one Hikari train stops at this station per hour. This is the gateway to Gifu Prefecture. Meitetu Line trains stops to provide the connection to main stations such as Kasamatu and Gifu. As there are many rent-a-car offices are open by the station, it is convenient for business and leisure tourists.
Ogaki City, the core city of Seino Region of Gifu Prefecture is called a city of water with abundant water from underground and is also noted as the place where a well-known Haiku poetry artist of Edo period named Matsuo Basho ended his long journey to Tohoku Region .(His journal with a lot of haikus entitled "The Narrow Road to Oku" is read quite well This museum provides visitors with exhibits on his journey and 3D pictures on a 200inch large screen, showing some spots he depicted in his journal and other attractive places in Ogaki.
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| Address | 2-26-1 Funamachi, Ogaki City, Gifu Pref. |
| Phone | 0584-84-8430 |
| Open | 9:00-17:00 |
| Closed | Year-end and new year holidays |
| Fee | ¥300 |
| Parking lot | Available |
Ogaki City is the central location site of the animation movie entitled "A Silent Voice" released in 2016. Some spots along Suimon River, running in the central part of the city like Midori Bridge were selected as important location spots of this movie. It is interesting to compare such spots with the spot in the movie in your memoire.
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| Address | Along Suimon River |
| Phone | 0584-77-1535（Ogaki Tourism Association) |
| Parking lot | Available nearby |
Kurono Station Museum is located in the Kurono Station Rail Park, where defunct Meitetu Ibi Line items such as station platform structures and other items which used to be used on this line are on display. The diorama showing 1/150th scale former Kurono Station and surrounding landscape are displayed in three D form with high precision N-gage miniature trains, including Meitetsu Panorama train and a bullet train. Other colorful settings like trees with their leaves seasonably being changed are also on display to show visitors virtual reality world of the Kuroba Station in Ono Town.
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| Address | 560-4 Kurono, Ono Town, Ibi-Gun, Gifu Pref. |
| Phone | 0585-32-5001 |
| Open | 9:00-17:00 Diorama models are on display with miniature trains operated on Sat. , Sun, & holidays from 10:00-12:00 & 13:00-15:00 |
| Closed | on Mon., the day after holiday, year end and new year holidays |
| Fee | Free entrance fee |
| Parking lot | Available |
This is a well-established Japanese confectionery shop located on Honcho Street in the central part of Ibigawa Town. The shop's specialty is "Tokuyama" and "Nikki Mochi". They sell varieties of Japanese sweet cakes, including local specialty sweet "Tokuyama" a Japanese style wafer and sweetened red bean paste each separately wrapped , and "Nikki Mochi", a cinnamon-flavored sweet cake, one of the shop's top selling items.
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| Address | 716 Miwa, Ibigawa Town, Ibi-Gun, Gifu Pref. |
| Phone | 0585-22-0115 |
| Open | 07:00-17:30 |
| Closed | on Wed. (exc. Holidays) |
| Parking lot | Not available |
Ibigawa Town is famous for its tea production and the tea plantation field of Kamigare District of Ibigawa Town sits on the hilltop of 300m above sea level. As many visitors to this district referred this to Machu Picchu in the sky and called it the Gife’s Macchu Picchu, World Heritage Site. This news spread through SNS. When you drive into previous Kasuga Village, you will be guided to this site following the hand-made guide post.. Stroll up to the site and enjoy the atmosphere.
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| Address | 6 Gou, Kasuga, ibigawa-cho, Ibi-gun, Shiga Pref. |
The cafeteria in this station serves Yoko-Toku Curry & Rice（￥1000）, a famous combination of Yokoyama & Tokuyama dams curry & rice dishes.
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| Address | 264-1 Higashiyokoyama, Ibigawa Town, Ibi-Gun, Gifu Pref. |
| Phone | 0585-52-2020 |
| Open | 09:30-18:00 on Weekdays 08:30-18:00 on Sat. , Sun, & holidays |
| Closed | Year end and new year holidays, on Tue. (Restrant), on Thu. (Soba Restrant), *the day after holiday |
| Parking lot | Available |
Surrounded by mountains and not affected by the city lights, this site is best suited for astronomical observation. This observatory is equipped with a large 60cm in diameter reflecting telescope. You can enjoy a huge clear view of the moon as well as Jupiter and Saturn, etc. Twice a month star-watching nights are enjoyed by visitors. Groups of visitors are welcome, too. (Upon request )
In addition, Nishimino Planetarium in Fijihashi Castle sitting nest to the observatory is Available for your virtual space trip with an optical megastar and a digital projector.
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| Address | 332-1 Tsurumi, Ibi Town, Ibi-Gun, Gifu Prefecture |
| Phone | 0585-52-2611 |
| Open | Available upon request |
| Closed | in Winter (From Dec to Mar) |
| Fee | ¥300 per hour (¥200 per child) Mini. 5 persons required |
| Parking lot | Available |
Its storage capacity is 660 million m3-the largest storage amount in Japan. Information display monitor on the right bank side of the dam in the site park explains about the dam. There are observation deck, a huge tire sample on display for the 90 ton dump truck used for the construction. They welcome the advanced tour request . It will be guided by the staff , who will explain the dam operations.
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| Address | 448 Kaida, Ibi Town, Ibi-Gun, Gifu Prefecture |
| Phone | 0585-52-2910 (Tokuyama Dam Office) |
| Open | 9:00-17:00 |
| Closed | No holidays |
| Fee | Free entry |
| Parking lot | Available |
| [For reservation for a guided tour] | |
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| Phone | 0585-52-0166 (Water and Forest Learning Hall) |
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