https://gifugourmand.com/Eat and travel your way through Gifu, Japan.enhttps://gifugourmand.com/gifu-winter-guide.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/gifu-winter-guide.htmlMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Plan a Gifu winter trip: Shirakawa-go light-up 2027 dates, Takayama illuminations, Okuhida onsen, Gero fireworks and snow-safe transport.https://gifugourmand.com/seki-knife-guide.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/seki-knife-guide.htmlMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Seki in Gifu has 700+ years of blade-making history. When to see traditional sword forging, where to buy knives, and what is closed for renovation until March 2027.https://gifugourmand.com/takayama-or-shirakawa-go.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/takayama-or-shirakawa-go.htmlMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Takayama vs Shirakawa-go compared: travel time and cost from Nagoya, what each place is like, how long you need, and the easiest ways to see both.https://gifugourmand.com/gifu-city-one-day.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/gifu-city-one-day.htmlSun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000A simple one-day plan for Gifu City: morning service breakfast, the Mt. Kinka Ropeway (castle keep closed for renovation until late 2027), and the Kawaramachi old town.https://gifugourmand.com/magome-tsumago-walk.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/magome-tsumago-walk.htmlSun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to walk Magome to Tsumago on the Nakasendo from Nagoya: JR and bus links, luggage forwarding, trail time, bear bells and winter tips.https://gifugourmand.com/mino-washi-day-trip.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/mino-washi-day-trip.htmlSun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Plan a Mino, Gifu day trip: highway bus from Nagoya, routes from Gifu City, the udatsu-wall old town and hands-on Mino washi papermaking.https://gifugourmand.com/where-to-stay-gifu-city.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/where-to-stay-gifu-city.htmlSun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Choosing a Gifu hotel? Compare the JR Gifu Station area and riverside Nagaragawa Onsen: access, onsen, meals and who each area suits.https://gifugourmand.com/gifu-morning-service.htmlhttps://gifugourmand.com/gifu-morning-service.htmlWed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Gifu City spends more on coffee shops than any other major city in Japan. Here is how morning service works: order a coffee and breakfast comes free.