A townscape with rising udatsu trees — Attraction in Mino

Mino city in Gifu prefecture. Not far away from Nagoya. It is the center of Washi, Japanese handmade paper. If you like old japanese houses, streets, art -this is the place for you. Check the time of lantern festival. It is beautiful scenery in the evening. Even if you want to buy originally made in Japan souvenir- come here. Smell of the old shops, handmade things -knowledge passed from generation to generation. We were on 'Knife festival' in Seki, Gifu prefecture (it is every first weekend in october) it was very hot day(last year too), and we wanted to refresh ourself on the river. We took this way and it was the best choice. So if you go to Seki for the festival, in the evening should come here and see the lights! (if you want to see both festivals, first Seki, then Mino in the evening) , but any time of year should...

Beautiful area to walk around in. Not only are there Udatsu ornamental rooftops, but there are quite many shops in the area as well. Be very careful, because you will spend a lot of money. The articles are not overpriced. But they are almost exclusively hand-made, and you can buy them nowhere but in Mino. There are beautiful paper items, like fans, notebooks, covers and all sorts of things, there is Sake, Japanese specialties, even Western-style confectionery, as well as Japanese confectionery, which looks similar to Western, but tastes much different. Come to Mino, lose yourself in the town center. Then go to the lookout building for a great view over the city and its...

Well preserved streets here, with lots of history on display and helpful friendly people. Plenty of paper crafts and shops to enjoy, and historical buildings to look around. There is ample parking nearby, so no need to drive down the street. There is also some good sake to be found here. Spend the day and enjoy a visit....