Festivals Furukawa Festival 2024 Apr 19th - Apr 20th The Furukawa Festival, or Furukawa Matsuri, is an annual event of Hida Furukawa’s Kata Wakamiya Shrine. During the two-day spe..
Culture Slug Festival 2024 Early Jul A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbidden..
Culture Tejikara Summer Fire Festival 2024 Early Aug The Tejikara Summer Fire Festival is an event held every second Sunday of August along the banks of the Nagara River in Gifu.
Culture Gujo Odori 2024 Mid Jul - Early Sep Gujo Odori is Japan's largest and one of the most famous dance festivals lasting thirty-two nights, three of which have dancing..
Festivals Suimu Shrine Festival 2024 Late Sep Suimu Shrine Festival has those of unlucky ages fight to push out the bad spirits that plague those ages.
Gifu Beer Festival 2024 Early Oct Held annually since 2015, the Gifu Beer Festival aims to promote regional revitalization through good brews and good food.
Festivals Subzero Forest Ice Festival 2025 Mid Feb The Subzero Forest Ice Festival in Takayama is held on the second Saturday of February every year, and it combines icicles and lights..
Nightlife Tejikara Fire Festival 2025 Mid Apr A must see festival if you're coming to Gifu in April. Dating back to the 18th century, the Tejikara Fire Festival at Tejikara..