Sights in Mitake, Gifu

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• 大寺山願興寺｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Oterayama Gankoji Temple

  #1 ranked in Mitake

  Founded in 815, Gankoji, also called Kani Yakushi, is a historic temple whose gate town became Mitake-juku.

• 耳神社｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Mimi Shrine

  #2 ranked in Mitake

  This shrine is said to help ear illness because a deaf carpenter was instantly cured after praying here.

• Oni no Itto Iwa Renge Iwa

  

  Oni no Ittoiwa and Rengeiwa

  #3 ranked in Mitake

• みたけの森・金峰ふれあいの森

  

  Mitake Forest and Kinpo Fureai Forest

  #4 ranked in Mitake

• 大智山愚溪禅寺｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Daichizan Gukei Zen Temple

  #5 ranked in Mitake

  This Rinzai Myoshinji temple has about 17,000 square meters of grounds and Garyu Sekitei, a dry landscape garden.

• 中山道 伏見宿｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Nakasendo Fushimi-juku

  #8 ranked in Mitake

  Established in 1694 when Tsuchida-juku was abolished, Fushimi-juku bustled with goods near Nimura Port.

• 御嶽宿本陣｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Ontake-juku Honjin

  #9 ranked in Mitake

  Slightly west in the post town, this Edo-period honjin lodged daimyo and court nobles.

• 南山公園｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Nanzan Park

  #10 ranked in Mitake

  A nature park with a baseball field, pool, tennis courts, a roller slide, and a spring cherry-blossom tunnel.

• Nakasendo Mitake Kan

  Nakasendo Mitake Kan

  #12 ranked in Mitake

• Oni no Kubizuka

  Oni no Kubizuka

  #13 ranked in Mitake

• 中山道御嶽宿 商家竹屋

  Nakasendo Ontake-juku Takeya Merchant House

  #14 ranked in Mitake

• 謡坂石畳｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Utozaka Stone Pavement

  #15 ranked in Mitake

  Out-of-breath travelers sang while climbing this long slope, which may have produced the name Utozaka.

• 顔戸城址｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Kaodo Castle Ruins

  #16 ranked in Mitake

  Akechi-sho, which included Kaodo, stretched from northeastern Kani to western Mitake and was highlighted by the drama Kirin ga Kuru.

• 御嵩城址｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Mitake Castle Ruins

  #17 ranked in Mitake

  Mitake Castle comprises Gongenyama and Honjinyama castles and was reportedly the seat of warrior Oguri Shinano no Kami.

• 伏見宿本陣跡碑｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Fushimi-juku Honjin Site Monument

  #18 ranked in Mitake

  The honjin monument and lattice houses recall the past, beside a marker once noting Owari domain land east of Nishizaka.

• 和泉式部廟所｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Izumi Shikibu Mausoleum

  #19 ranked in Mitake

  Praised as a passionate Heian poet, Izumi Shikibu is said to have fallen ill here, sought a cure at Oniiwa Onsen, and died.

• 上恵土城址｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Kamiedo Castle Ruins

  #20 ranked in Mitake

  A late-15th-century flatland castle first called Edo Castle, later Kamiedo Castle, whose lord plotted against Mori Nagayoshi around 1582.

• 山内嘉助屋敷跡｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Yamauchi Kasuke Residence Site

  #21 ranked in Mitake

  Edo-period sake brewers' residence site; only a stone wall remains, once a Nakasendo rest stop for daimyo and travelers.

• 小原城址｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Kohara Castle Ruins

  #22 ranked in Mitake

  Small castle remains survive behind Hakusan Shrine in Kohara; the Ogura lords lived west of the shrine and used the castle only in emergencies.

• 諸之木峠展望台｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Moronoki Pass Lookout

  #23 ranked in Mitake

  Said to have been named Gotenba after a rest palace for Princess Kazunomiya; the lookout now serves Nakasendo walkers.

• 牛の鼻欠け坂｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Ushi no Hanakake Slope

  #24 ranked in Mitake

  Named because the slope was so steep that cows and horses scraped their noses on the ground; a national historic site since 2016.

• みたけの森の桜｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Mitake Forest Cherry Blossoms

  #25 ranked in Mitake

  A park for picnics and birdwatching, with seasonal flowers, autumn leaves, winter snow, and views of Mounts Kinpo, Ena, and Ibuki.

• 十本木立場｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Juppongi Tateba

  #26 ranked in Mitake

  Said to have grown from a porters' rest into a Kisoji teahouse stop named for dozens of pines.

• 謡坂一里塚｜観光スポット｜岐阜県観光公式サイト 「岐阜の旅ガイド」

  

  Utaizaka Ichirizuka

  #27 ranked in Mitake

  None of Mitake's three original ichirizuka remain; this one, demolished after an 1908 sale, was restored by local volunteers in 1973.