The most important holiday in Japan is New Year’s. Almost all Japanese spend New Year’s with their own family.
At the end of December, people who live in the Hida area prepare for the…
- Jan 21, 2015
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- Dec 15, 2014
The Hida area is surrounded by mountains. People here have long used trees for architecture, furniture, wood carvings, floats for local festivals, Buddha sculptures, etc. Techniques for the treatment …
- Oct 5, 2014
A ‘sarubobo’ is a well-known souvenir in the Hida area. You will see it while traveling around here. Since the Edo era, many children in the Hida area have had one as a charm against evil.
‘Saru’ m…
- Sep 14, 2014
Goshourai -the return of the spirits
In the town of Kokufu, which is between Takayama City and the town of Furukawa, we can witness some rare scenes during O-bon. Therefore, we refer to this as Gos…
- Aug 23, 2014
Tanabata-iwa festival in Hida
In August we celebrate a ritual to welcome back ancestral souls during the O-bon festival (festival of the dead).
In 1873 the Meiji government replaced th…