Sightseeing In Gujo Hachiman

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GUJO HACHIMAN IS best experienced on foot! You can easily walk or cycle just about anywhere in the town!
		Gujo Hachiman Kinenkan Tourist Centre
	Visitors can also purchase a two-day midokoro tegata "visitor passport" which gives the holder unlimited access to many of the town's tourist attractions, including shrines, temples and museums, for one low fixed price, about half of what individual admissions would cost. The passport is available from the Gujo Hachiman Kinenkan Tourist Centre.
Historic Yanagi Machi street view
Visitors can also enjoy relaxing riverside walks along the Yoshida river, which are particularly beautiful in the Spring when the cherry tress are in bloom, but are also enjoyable in the Summer and Autumn.
		Yoshida River riverside walk Spring view
Historic Self-Guided Walking Tours
Three interesting self-guided historical walks are available at the Gujo Hachiman Kinenkan Tourist Centre. Each historical walk has a different focus, and is an enjoyable way to spend a morning or afternoon discovering this town.

1. Historic Town Walk (2 hours)
Discover the old town. Narrow traditional streets with many Kyoto style homes and businesses. This tour is a good way to find some of the traditional businesses and stores in the town.
		Saisho Ji Dai Mon
2. Temple Walk (3 hours)
This walk focuses on the temples and shrines of Gujo Hachiman. The walk includes thirteen temples and the neighborhoods surrounding the temples. Some temples also have beautiful gardens to enjoy.
		Gochikuin Temple in Spring Rain
3. Waterway Walking Tour (2 hours)
Discover the many waterways and rivers that weave their way through the town and continue to play an important role in the lives of residents. See where locals come to wash vegetables, do household laundry, or just gather to socialize and catch-up on neighborhood news!
		Laundry Day!

Art Galleries and Museums

THERE ARE SEVERAL small interesting museums and art galleries to visit including Yudokan Art Gallery, an art gallery featuring origami; Saito Museum a tea ceremony museum; Omodakaya Museum a folk craft museum; and Gujo Hachiman Hakurankan/City Museum which chronicles the city's history including the history of the Gujo Odori Dance festival. There are also several traditional craft workshops including Watanabe Indigo Dyer and Shima Bamboo Crafts which are open to visitors but on a limited basis.
		Yudokan Art Gallery - home of local artist Masao Mizuno
Food Replica Shop
Few people know that the plastic "food sample", seen outside virtually every restaurant in Japan was invented in Gujo Hachiman. Visitors to Gujo Hachiman have a unique opportunity to visit where food samples for approximately 80% of restaurants in Japan are made.
		Food Replica Shop
		Be sure to try your hand at making something! Beginners can try to make a lettuce leaf or shrimp tempura. There is also a shop where you can buy many different samples to take home with you. A truly unique gift for friends and family back home.
It looks good enough to eat!!!

Special Interest Tours and Trips

Otaki Shonyudo - a network of underground caves and a waterfall. Visit this 800m long cave and see the 30m high waterfall - the tallest underground waterfall in Japan! Self-guided tour. Admission: Daily 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, 1,000 Yen

Jomon Shonyudo - these stunning underground caves were used during prehistoric times as shelter. The only light is from the flashlight you carry with you on your self-guided tour! (Can be scary!) Admission: Daily 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, 500 Yen

Miyama Shonyudo - A cool place to visit on a hot summer day. This cave is home to bats and various insects that can easily be seen during a self-guided tour. Admission: Daily 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, 800 Yen

Nearby Sightseeing Trips
GUJO HACHIMAN is ideally located for visitors who also want to visit UNESCO World Heritage Shirakawa Go village, historic Hida Takayama, or the japanese rice paper town of Mino. All can be easily reached from Gujo Hachiman by bus.
		Shirakawa Go Village (a UNESCO world Heritage Site)

		Historic Hida Takayama (Spring & Autumn festival cart)

		Mino, home of Mino washi, Japanese rice paper