Hida

Hida is best known in Gifu Prefecture for the Hida Furukawa Festival, an April observance of Keta Wakamiya Shrine. Held on 19 and 20 April, it brings carved festival floats into Furukawa’s streets and features the forceful Okoshi Daiko drum procession. The festival is among Japan’s “Yama, Hoko, Yatai” float festivals inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Furukawa, the city’s administrative centre, sits beside the Miya River in the mountains of northern Gifu. Its Shirakabe Dozogai district preserves white-walled storehouses, traditional townhouses and narrow waterways where carp are kept. Hida’s municipal area also extends towards the Hida Mountains and includes the former mining town of Kamioka. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Hida and northern Gifu.

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