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Gifu Castle
4.5
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48 reviews
4.4
Based on 557 reviews
2.3 km from downtown
Phone +81 58-263-4853
Address: 18番地 Tenshukaku, Gifu, 500-0000, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 2 hours
No.1 of Night Attractions in Gifu
Highlights:
Magnificent and imposing Castle Tower exterior
Nagara River nightscape from the tower observation deck
37% positive reviews
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If you don’t have a good understanding of Japanese history, you shouldn’t have much interest in this place. After all, this is a small city famous for Oda Shinagawa. There are transportation and tickets packages for visiting here. If you want to climb the mountain yourself, you don’t have to buy it. Because the package includes the round-trip cableway of Jinhua Mountain, and Qiyi City rose on the cableway on Jinhua Mountain and saw the scenery below. It was really sky blue and cloud white.
In 1567, Oda Nobunaga renamed Inabayama Castle to Gifu and moved the capital there. The name of Gifu Castle comes from Qi in Qishan, the name of King Wen of Zhou, and Fu in Qufu, the name of Confucius. This is the beginning of Oda Nobunaga's grand narrative of civil success and military governance. It was not until 1576 that it was moved to Azuchi Castle again. Six years later, the Honnoji Incident occurred.
You can take the Meitetsu or JR to Gifu Station from Nagoya Castle. After exiting the station, take an underground passage to the No. 4 bus stop across the road. All buses can be taken, and most of them take 11 stops to Gifu Park Station. Please prepare 230 yen in advance, get on the bus from the back door, get a ticket, pay attention to the screen at the front of the car, and when the next stop Gifu Park Station appears, press any button on the handrail to prompt the driver. Get off at the front door after the bus stops. In Japan, there is no need to rush to take the bus, and there is no need to move to the door in advance. When you arrive at the door, give the ticket and fare to the driver, and no change will be given.
Get off the bus, cross the road and turn right for 20 meters, you will reach the Gifu History Museum, and you can find the Kinkasan Cable Car according to the map. If you take the cable car, you can walk for another 7-8 minutes to Gifu Castle. In other guides, there are many different ways to walk up the mountain, but I only have one suggestion, take the cable car back and forth 🚠, you will thank me when you come back.
With this ticket, you can deduct 100 yen from the squirrel village at the entrance of the cable car station to feed the squirrels. It is not recommended to go in in winter. The squirrels are not willing to pay attention to you at all, and 400 yen is wasted in vain. After the squirrel village, Gifu Castle is up. The ticket for Gifu Castle is 200 for adults and 100 for elementary and middle school students under 16 years old. Compared with the cable car ticket, it is simply conscience. If you need a paper ticket as a souvenir, pay in cash. If you pay with Jack Ma, you will only have one receipt.
For those who are interested in history, you can learn about the progress of history on each floor. Gifu Castle was Nobunaga's third main stronghold. Six years after the fourth Azuchi Castle was moved there, the Honnoji Incident announced the end of Nobunaga's era.
The Insect Museum under Gifu Castle must not be missed!!! Important things will only be mentioned once. Keywords: Beautiful butterfly specimen wall.
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