{"id":27067,"date":"2017-06-02T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=27067"},"modified":"2024-11-25T23:30:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:30:31","slug":"gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower Mikoshi Festival: A Look into the Sweet Life of Mino City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Travellers in Japan all too often miss out on one of the key things that makes the country so unique: its <strong>rural areas<\/strong> and <strong>countryside<\/strong>. Though famous for its giant metropolis of Tokyo and other major cities like Osaka and Kyoto, there is plenty more to see in less conspicuous places. Now that spring has come, people come in droves to the parks and gardens to look at the <strong>cherry blossoms<\/strong>, or \u201c<strong>Sakura<\/strong>,\u201d in full bloom. Now more than ever is a great time to get away from the crowds and clutter and enjoy \u201c<strong>Hanami<\/strong>,\u201d or flower-viewing, <strong>in a more natural setting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc  is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><g fill=\"#444\"><path d=\"M15 7H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><path d=\"M15 1H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1zM15 13H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-the-town-of-paper-flowers-mino\">The Town of Paper Flowers, Mino!<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-a-tour-of-the-mino-town\">A Tour of the Mino Town<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-a-comedy-special-straight-out-of-the-18th-century\">A Comedy Special Straight out of the 18th Century!<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-the-mino-festival-s-grand-finale\">The Mino Festival&#8217;s Grand Finale<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-access\">Mino City Access<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_7109-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27158\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164616\/IMG_7109-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Mine city view in Gifu prefecture\" class=\"wp-image-27158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164616\/IMG_7109-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164616\/IMG_7109-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164616\/IMG_7109.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-the-town-of-paper-flowers-mino\">The Town of Paper Flowers, Mino!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mino-city.jp\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">The town of <strong>Mino<\/strong> is in <strong>Gifu<\/strong> prefecture, a part of the Chubu region of <strong>central Japan<\/strong>. Mino is located <strong>between Tokyo and Kyoto<\/strong>, and relatively close to famous destinations like <strong>Takayama<\/strong> or <strong>Shirakawa-go<\/strong>, but my spirits were immediately lifted before getting on my last train at Minoota, when I met the station-master.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_6796\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27147\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164407\/IMG_6796.jpg\" alt=\"The doggy train staff?? in Mino city\" class=\"wp-image-27147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164407\/IMG_6796.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164407\/IMG_6796-500x396.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The doggy train staff? Wan-man! Get it?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The Flower Mikoshi Festival<\/strong> is the main local festival that goes on for two days on the second weekend of April, and in 2017 it was held during 8th &#8211; 9th April. The main attraction is Flower Mikoshi (<em>Hanamikoshi<\/em>), or small shrines adorned in paper flowers. The flowers are made with <strong>Mino Washi Paper<\/strong>, which is known all over Japan and abroad as this traditional craft was designated an <strong>Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO<\/strong>.\u00a0Around the town food stalls and games were set up, adding to the festive atmosphere. The people of Mino and surrounding areas were out in droves, and the town center was mostly restricted to pedestrian traffic. As I followed the crowds, I began to hear drums and horns sounding, until finally I was seeing pink!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_6948\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27151\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164456\/IMG_6948-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The traditional festival in Mino city: Hanamikoshi festival\" class=\"wp-image-27151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164456\/IMG_6948-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164456\/IMG_6948-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164456\/IMG_6948.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>These shrines are carried by the people of the town and paraded around the streets. There must have been at least thirty of them, all in different shapes and sizes. The atmosphere was quite friendly and relaxing, with people passing out free drinks and rice balls.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_7069\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27155\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164537\/IMG_7069-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"A Hanamikoshi Roll Cake, only while supplies last!\" class=\"wp-image-27155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164537\/IMG_7069-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164537\/IMG_7069-500x270.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164537\/IMG_7069.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A Hanamikoshi Roll Cake, only while supplies last!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Though there were not many foreign tourists here in Mino that day, the locals are really hoping this will change. While talking to some of the organizers, they asked me to come back next year- as a participant! It was really great to be welcomed in such a way despite only having just gotten there. The town is attempting to become more <strong>foreigner friendly<\/strong> in other ways as well: many of the signs to places of interest are in English, and there were also helpful announcements about the Hanamikoshi in English and Chinese. After each shrine came out in turn, they gathered together, then split up to perform around the town.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_6805\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27148\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164420\/IMG_6805-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"the town had two train stations, but while Meitetsu Mino shut down in the 1990s, it is now being preserved as it was for train fanatics all over Japan. \" class=\"wp-image-27148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164420\/IMG_6805-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164420\/IMG_6805-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164420\/IMG_6805.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-a-tour-of-the-mino-town\">A Tour of the Mino Town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lot to see in Mino. Because it is not such a big place, everything is close together and convenient to get to. First, let\u2019s go to <strong>Meitetsu Mino station<\/strong>. Originally, the town had two train stations, but while <strong>Meitetsu Mino<\/strong> shut down in the 1990s, it is now being preserved as it was for train fanatics all over Japan. There is also plenty of train memorabilia for sale there. The station master\u2019s office has been turned into a record shop, featuring the work of 70s Jpop heartthrob Goro Noguchi, who is from Mino.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_7023\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27153\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164523\/IMG_7023-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7023\" class=\"wp-image-27153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164523\/IMG_7023-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164523\/IMG_7023-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164523\/IMG_7023.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Though Mino has a certain old-world charm, there are certain parts of the city that look <em>really<\/em> old. This is Mino\u2019s historic <strong>Udatsu district<\/strong>, which preserves architecture dating from the <strong>Edo period<\/strong>. Udatsu specifically refers to the curled designs on the slanted roofs, which signified houses of prosperous merchants.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_6995\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27152\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164510\/IMG_6995-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Udatsu district since Edo era, Mino city, Gifu prefecture\" class=\"wp-image-27152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164510\/IMG_6995-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164510\/IMG_6995-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164510\/IMG_6995.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kosaka Sake Brewery, note the Udatsu-style architecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>One such shop, <strong>Kosaka Sake Brewery<\/strong>, still exists to this day. Their <strong>prize-winning sake<\/strong> is very sought after in Japan. The business, which has been passed down from generation to generation, also has plans to expand abroad, <strong>with an English \u2013language website<\/strong> due to open later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_7045\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27154\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164032\/IMG_7045-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kosaka sake brewery in Mino city, Gifu prefecture\" class=\"wp-image-27154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164032\/IMG_7045-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164032\/IMG_7045-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164032\/IMG_7045.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can follow the Flower Mikoshi all over down and enjoy various sights. Later in the day the <strong>Flower Mikoshi<\/strong> was also accompanied by impromptu Taiko drum performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-a-comedy-special-straight-out-of-the-18th-century\">A Comedy Special Straight out of the 18th Century!<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_6930\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27150\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164444\/IMG_6930.jpg\" alt=\"Another attractions, Mino Nagashi Niwaka\" class=\"wp-image-27150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164444\/IMG_6930.jpg 798w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164444\/IMG_6930-500x397.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is another important performance on the night of the festival. It is called \u201c<strong>Nagashi Niwaka<\/strong>,\u201d once a popular form of entertainment during the <strong>Edo<\/strong> and <strong>Meiji<\/strong> period, but a bit more obscure nowadays. It involves impromptu performances of people in costume. Normally, they will also do this around <strong>Mino<\/strong>, but due to the rain it was moved to the local culture center. The place was packed tight, with about 650 people seated and more standing by the entrance waiting for a seat. The Nagashi Niwaka performance was as follows: there were 12 teams, each from a different neighborhood in town, who would wheel their own cart on the stage while playing <strong>traditional Japanese instruments<\/strong>. Then, two or three of the members would give a skit on some current event, in the local <strong><em>Mino-ben<\/em> dialect<\/strong>. This included subjects as diverse as <strong>Hayao Miyazaki<\/strong>, talking <strong>animals<\/strong>, and <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>! It is a surprising blend of Mino\u2019s past and present; however, non-Japanese speakers might not be interested in the whole performance, as much of the comedy involves complex wordplay.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_6928\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27149\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164433\/IMG_6928-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right: Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe, and his wife Akie\" class=\"wp-image-27149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164433\/IMG_6928-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164433\/IMG_6928-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164433\/IMG_6928.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>From left to right: Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe, and his wife Akie<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-the-mino-festival-s-grand-finale\">The Mino Festival&#8217;s Grand Finale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s fast-forward a bit to the end of the festival. On the second day is another hallmark of the <strong>Mino festival<\/strong>, known as <strong><em>dashi<\/em>.<\/strong> Again going back to the Edo period, dashi are giant carts with parade floats on top.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_7071-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27156\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164550\/IMG_7071-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dashi , a small shrine which we can often see in the festival\" class=\"wp-image-27156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164550\/IMG_7071-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164550\/IMG_7071-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164550\/IMG_7071.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I saw people preparing these all day, so it was great to finally see the dashi in action! People crowded near the <strong>Hachiman Shrine,<\/strong> where there was a small performance by some local children. Gradually, in the distance I could see a line of floats heading toward me.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_0320\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27145\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164341\/IMG_0320-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Dashi Parade at Hachiman Shrine\" class=\"wp-image-27145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164341\/IMG_0320-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164341\/IMG_0320-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164341\/IMG_0320.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Dashi Parade at Hachiman Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This was no easy task, however, as the roads were quite narrow and the carts very heavy. Multiple people both inside and outside the cart had to take turns pushing and pulling. <strong>It\u2019s quite a sight to see!<\/strong> The whole process does take some time however, so take it easy and relax!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_0337\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27146\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164355\/IMG_0337-1024x975.jpg\" alt=\"A break in the festivities; these\u00a0 little guys had been parading around all day!\" class=\"wp-image-27146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164355\/IMG_0337-1024x975.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164355\/IMG_0337-500x476.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164355\/IMG_0337.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A break in the festivities; these  little guys had been parading around all day!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The rural countryside of Japan has plenty of charms<\/strong>, and <strong>local festivals<\/strong> like the Hanamikoshi of Mino are not to be missed!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/gifu-mino-flower-mikoshi-festival\/img_7107\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27157\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164603\/IMG_7107-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Mino matsuri, Hanamikoshi festival, Gifu prefecture\" class=\"wp-image-27157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164603\/IMG_7107-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164603\/IMG_7107-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/28164603\/IMG_7107.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-access\">Mino City Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The town can be reached from <strong>Minoshi station<\/strong>, via Minoota station on the <strong>Takayama Main Line<\/strong>. This line crosses with the <strong>Tokaido Line<\/strong> at Gifu, where express trains to Nagoya are available. Taking a bullet train (<em>shinkansen<\/em>) to and from Nagoya is advised. It is also possible to get direct trains to Nagoya from Minoota, but you will be charged an extra seat fare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Minoshi to Nagoya, About 110 Minutes, 1700 yen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sponsored by Mino City<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travellers in Japan all too often miss out on one of the key things that makes the country so 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