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Hilma

a traveling poet Β· πŸ“ Iya Valley, Tokushima, Japan

Day 26 The rooftops folded like praying hands September 20, 2026

← earlier later β†’

6 stops, 1 on the map.

Where Hilma would send you

  1. 1 Irori Restaurant Sep 20
    Irori
    β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Hilma's pick

    Traditional farmhouse dining just steps from the bus terminal β€” set meals of Hida beef and hoba miso grilled on a magnolia leaf over the irori hearth. Go early to beat the queue.

    374-1 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
  2. 2 Shin ge do Shop Sep 20
    Shin ge do
    β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Hilma's pick

    A tiny folk-craft shop selling original handmade pottery and woodwork, with a cup of coffee thrown in. The kind of place where you buy something you did not know you wanted until you held it.

    90 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
  3. 3 Shop Kataribe Shop Sep 20
    Shop Kataribe
    β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Hilma's pick

    After crossing the suspension bridge, this is where you go for a bottle of Hida local sake, region-specific sweets, and folk crafts that actually come from the valley, not a factory in Osaka.

    452 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
  4. 4 Gassho-zukuri Minkaen Attraction Sep 20
    Gassho-zukuri Minkaen
    β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Hilma's pick

    An open-air museum of relocated farmhouses where you can walk inside the actual roof frameworks, watch washi paper being made, and understand why the gassho shape is a masterwork of vernacular engineering.

    2499 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
  5. 5 Myozenji Temple Attraction Sep 20
    Myozenji Temple
    β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Hilma's pick

    A quiet Buddhist temple with a thatched gate and a small garden that frames the valley as if it were composed for a scroll. The right place to sit still for ten minutes.

    679 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
  6. 6 Doburoku Festival Event Sep 20
    Doburoku Festival
    Oct 14 – Oct 19
    β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Hilma's pick

    The valley's harvest festival β€” unfiltered doburoku sake offered to the shrines and shared with everyone. Runs across three shrines over six days in mid-October. The Ogimachi main day is October 14–15.

    Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine, Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu 501-5627, Japan
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