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June 14, 2011
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カテゴリ:Itinerary Series
Need an idea for your visit to the Gifu city area? No problem, we've got you covered in this recap of a group daytrip to Gifu city and Kakamigahara.

First we headed toward Aqua Toto - Gifu World Freshwater Aquarium in the nearby city of Kakamigahara. Because Gifu Prefecture is land locked and has no ocean, this aquarium showcases the source, upstream, midstream, and estuary of the famous Nagara-River, which cuts across the Prefecture, and introduces the characteristic fish and amphibians of the area and of the world. There is also a capybara (the world's largest rodent)!

After touring the facility, we rode in the Ferris wheel and took pictures.

After that, we went to a restaurant called Izumiya in Gifu City. We had several dishes, but the most memorable was the ayu (sweetfish) noodles, which were simple and delicious. I tried komochi ayu (sweetfish with roe) for the first time and it was also very good. I recommend it for lovers of unique seafood and cultural cuisine. For desert we had sanshou ice cream. Sanshou is a type of mountain spice. It was good, sweet, and the flavor was similar to pistachio. I recommend it wish confidence!

Izumiya Homepage (Japanese)

Next we went to Gifu Castle, which sits high atop Mt. Kinka.

Then we went to Tamaiya Honpo, a tradtional Japanese confectionary in Kawaramachi down by the Nagara River. We got to see the moulds and the design magazines that they used a long time ago to make the sweets. Just lovely!

Tamaiya Honpo Homepage (Japanese)

Finally, it was time for cormorant fishing. We went down to the banks of the Nagara river, and a cormorant fisherman, Tetsuji Yamashita, explained the origins of cormorant fishing to the tourists. After he was done speaking, the six of us boarded the boat. Because it was a small flat bottomed boat we punted up the river. When we had progressed quite a distance up stream, the captain tied the boat to the bank and we took out our bento (lunchboxes) and had dinner inside the boat.

When the cormorant fisherman had come down the river to the point where we were, the captain untied the boat from the shore, and we went down the river together. We were really close and could see well. The cormorant fisherman maneuvered the birds skillfully; it was really impressive.

For further information on the locations mentioned here and more, visit the Gifu Convention and Visitor's Bureau Homepage.

-Webmaster2010

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