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  About Gujo city|ENGLISH版|岐阜県郡上市(ぐじょうし)
Gujo City is located in the middle of Gifu Prefecture and is a central point for the whole of Japan.
To the east, Gujo City borders Kanayama Town and Maze Village; to the north are Kiyomi and Shokawa Villages; to the west are Itadori Village, Horado Village, and Oono City (Fukui Prefecture); to the south are Mino City, Mugi Town and Kaminoho Village.
Within Gujo, the clan reigned and worked to establish a stable government but the clan itself was operating under the protection of the nearby Mino Kingdom.
www.city.gujo.gifu.jp /english/06.php   (788 words)

  
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 The Mayor's room|ENGLISH版|岐阜県郡上市(ぐじょうし)
Gujo city is located in Gifu Prefecture which is in the center of Japan.
And running through Gujo city, from north to south, is the pristine Nagara River.
Gujo city is one thousand square kilometers in size and has 50 thousand inhabitants.
www.city.gujo.gifu.jp /english/07.php   (295 words)

  
 S u s h i c a m - Japan Photo Blog
Gujo is in Gifu prefecture, north-east of Gifu city about an hour away by car.
Gujo is a town of 20,000 feels like they doubled their population during bon season with their odori.
I think Gujo odori is one of those matsuri’s that can’t be missed if you are into odori or festivals during the summer season.
www.sushicam.com /wp-trackback.php?p=222   (879 words)

  
 Gujo Hachiman Guide - Japan Reference
Gujo Hachiman is a small town in central Gifu prefecture, at the confluent of the upper Nagara-gawa river and Yoshida-gawa river.
The town is famous for its castle, originally built in 1559 and reconstructed in 1933, and for its Gujo Odori Folk Dances, held each summer from early July to early September, with the main festival takeing place between 13 and 16 August.
Gujo Hachiman is about 2 hours 15 minutes from Nagoya (¥2,310).
www.jref.com /practical/gujo_hachiman.shtml   (287 words)

  
 Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Gujo Hachiman is a small town with a fish-shape which is appropriate since this oft-nicknamed "town of water" not only because has a number of streams and rivers flowing through it, but also because it is reputed to have the best water in Japan.
Maps and guides in English are available at the Gujo Hachiman's tourist information center (open daily from 09:00-17:00; tel: 0575-67-1819) located in a Meiji-era Western-style building at the foot of a hill, where the Yoshida River runs in a stone channel through the center of town.
Gujo Hachiman also many historic buildings, temples and shrines for its small size, many of which were built more than 200 years ago during Tokugawa-shogunate period.
www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/gifu/gujo_hachiman.html   (862 words)

  
 Bon Dancing Nationwide:Gujo Dancing4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gujo Dance is danced in various places within the town of Gujo Hachiman.
It is a lovely building made of wood, and it is one of the important landscapes of the town of Gujo Hachiman.(Kiriko Lantern)" is hung in the skies of the square during the period of Gujo Dancing.
This shows that Gujo Dancing follows the original purpose of Bon Dancing, which is, meeting the spirits of the ancestors and the new spirits, and dancing together with them.
www.bonodori.net /E/ezenkoku/egujo_kosei.htm   (1056 words)

  
 World Wide Angle - Tearsheets: Gujo-Hachiman and the French Restaurant - Text
After the quick ride to Gujo the first place we sought out was the tourist office to help us find a place to stay before we headed to our one o'clock reservation at the restaurant.
Gujo Hachiman Castle is located at the northern edge of Gujo.
Returning to Gujo, we headed to Bizenya for a break and to enjoy the garden view our room had to offer.
www.worldwideangle.net /data/tearsheets/tears_solos/text03.htm   (1662 words)

  
 Bon Dancing Nationwide:Gujo Dancing3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The representative lyric: "Gujo no Hachiman dete iku tokiwa ame mo furanuni sode shiboru (When you go out from Gujo Hachiman, you squeeze the sleeve although it is not raining)" is very famous.
This dance also originates in Gujo Hachiman, and a dance that is famous throughout the country.
An excellent piece of music made in Gujo "Houreki Gimin Ikki" is sang in the lyrics of Kudoki along with popular songs of the modern times such as "Suzuki Mondo".
www.bonodori.net /E/ezenkoku/egujo_odori.htm   (755 words)

  
 wikien.info: Gujo,_Gifu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gujo (郡上市; -shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 1, 2004, the city has an estimated population of 49,626 and a density of 48 persons per km².
In summer, a famous all night dance festival is held in Gujo which attracts many visitors.
www.wikien.info /index.php?title=Gujo,_Gifu   (153 words)

  
 Bon Dancing Nationwide:Gujo Dancing1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gujo Hachiman is a wonderful place where everyone who comes here for the first time becomes obsessed by the charm of the dance and the town.
Gujo Hachiman is a valuable place where it makes us recall the tradition of rich dance culture in Japan.
Gujo Dancing is one of the 3 biggest folk dancing in Japan; Awa Dancing, Hanagasa Dancing, Gujo Dancing; and is a Bon Dancing that represents Japan.
www.bonodori.net /E/ezenkoku/egujo_top.htm   (349 words)

  
 Gujo [Gifu prefecture Japan]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gujo city in Yamanashi adopted its flag on 30 August 2004 by Notice No 250 and Order No 59.
Gujo was formed on 1 March 2004 by a merger of the seven towns and villages of Gujo district.
Order 59 deals with the use of the emblem (permission must be obtained for the mayor, and modification and commercial or confusing use are not allowed) and the flag.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/jp-21-gj.html   (187 words)

  
 World Event Village | Walk in Gujo Hachiman, the town of water.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hachiman Town of Gujo City in Gifu Prefecture is located on upper stream of the river and stands silently surrounded by green mountains and clear waters.
What makes the town famous is "Gujo Odori", one of the Bon dance performed in total 32 nights, from late July to early September around the Bon period every summer.
Diving from 15 meters high Shinbashi bridge is an important ceremony for boys to be recognized as a man. A local young man returned from Tokyo told his memories.
www.worldeventvillage.com /en/selection/jpn10050   (360 words)

  
 Gifu tour guide - Historic Sites - Gujyo-Hachiman
Gujo Hachiman prospered as a castle town in the 16th century and even today preserves old streets defined by Bengara-goshi lattice.
In the summer is Gujo Odori (Gujo Dance), with 400-year history, it is a dance that last for 30 nights.
The Gujo Hachiman castle was built in 1559 on the top of Hachiman mountain at a height of 354 meters.
www.kankou-gifu.jp /en/historicsites/gujyo.html   (229 words)

  
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Long-distance walker Booth's romantic description of GUJO HACHIMAN still applies: the place is as clean and inviting - with two pristine rivers running through the centre - as any town you will find in the country, and the castle and the dance, are well checking out.
This very photogenic replica was built on the genuine stone foundations of the less elaborate original structure; the castle was pulled down during the Meiji Restoration and rebuilt in 1934.
The enthusiastic gatekeeper of the castle will be happy to take your photo with the panorama of the town below, and will be sure to point out that the shape of the town resembles that of a fish, which it really does, the elegant concrete span of the new motorway accenting the tail.
guide.go-atlanta-hotels.com /index.jsp?cid=65663&action=viewLocation&locationId=29033   (629 words)

  
 ENGLISH版|岐阜県郡上市(ぐじょうし)
Gujo city is located at almost center of Gifu prefecture.
Hachiman-chou, Yamato-chou, Shiratori-chou, Takasu-mura, Minami-mura, Meihou-mura and Wara-mura, these 7 towns and villages united as Gujo city on March 1st 2004.
The air is sweet and the water is pure.
www.city.gujo.gifu.jp /english   (71 words)

  
 JNTO Website | Find a Location | Gifu | Oku-Mino and Gujo Hachiman
Gujo Odori, a dance that continues for thirty nights in summer.
Located almost right in the central part of Gifu, Oku-Mino's center is Gujo Hachiman, where the upper stream of Nagara-gawa River and its branch Yoshida-gawa River meet.
In the summer is Gujo Odori, a dance that continues for 30 nights.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/gifu/okumino_gujyouhatiman.html   (327 words)

  
 Japan Gujo
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 Comments on: Gujo Odori
I have to go back sometime to record the famous Kawasaki song/dance because it's the most popular song of Gujo odori.
Yeah, they keep moving forward in a plus rotation and line is all connected.
Excellent explaination of the Gujo Odori Michael and thanks for the video.
www.sushicam.com /?feed=rss2&p=222   (392 words)

  
 Gujo Hachiman - Travel Guide
Gujo Hachiman Guide - Japan Reference - Gujo Hachiman is a small town in central Gifu prefecture,...
Gujo Hachiman is a small town with a fish-shape which is appropriate since this oft-nicknamed....
Despite the appeal of the castle, the historic buildings and the pristine river, the real reason to visit Gujo Hachiman is to take part in the dance: Gujo Odori.
travel-guide.traveliseek.com /gujo-hachiman_avl_li29033.html   (1018 words)

  
 Gujo Odori
THE GUJO ODORI dance festival is one of the three most important traditional dance festivals in Japan, but it is also one of the most accessible in the country.
Endo Yoshitaka started the Gujo Odori festival in the Tokugawa Period over 400 years ago in an attempt to encourage all the town's citizens to get together, regardless of social level or position.
Gujo Hachiman hosts an amazake or "Sweet Sake" festival celebrating the end of winter.
www.gujohachiman.com /kanko/gujo_odori_e.htm   (453 words)

  
 Japan Cycling Navigator:Length of Japan
Also famous for summer dancing festival, Gujo Odori.
This dance festival has been continued over 400 years in Summer and this Summer festival is very unique.
Gujo dance festival is designated as important intangible cultural heritage of Japan.
www.japancycling.org /v2/cguide/part1/gifu.shtml   (960 words)

  
 Página do Gaúcho - Gujo Teixeira - Destaques
Gujo Teixeira é autor de mais de 100 músicas gravadas que estão, como diz o ditado e, no bom sentido, na boca do povo.
Escrever, segundo Gujo Teixeira, é um desabafo sobre seus sentimentos.
Gujo Teixeira, coração de cerro, alma de açude, sereno e puro como uma milonga!
www.paginadogaucho.com.br /gujo/dest.htm   (2208 words)

  
 Gujo Odori Dance Festival
Please note that it is not possible to use a JR Rail Pass to travel to Gujo Hachiman.
Buses to Gujo Hachiman depart Nagoya twice a day—once in the morning, and once in the afternoon.
Throughout the year, Gujo Odori lessons are offered at the Gujo Hachiman Hakurankan City Museum daily at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:00 pm.
www.kadmusarts.com /festivals/4016.html   (382 words)

  
 Sightseeing In Gujo Hachiman
THERE ARE SEVERAL small interesting museums and art galleries to visit including Yudokan Art Gallery, an art gallery featuring origami; Saito Museum a tea ceremony museum; Omodakaya Museum a folk craft museum; and Gujo Hachiman Hakurankan/City Museum which chronicles the city's history including the history of the Gujo Odori Dance festival.
Visitors to Gujo Hachiman have a unique opportunity to visit where food samples for approximately 80% of restaurants in Japan are made.
GUJO HACHIMAN is ideally located for visitors who also want to visit UNESCO World Heritage Shirakawa Go village, historic Hida Takayama, or the japanese rice paper town of Mino.
www.gujohachiman.com /kanko/sightseeing_e.htm   (590 words)

  
 Yoshidaya Ryokan English Information
A major local attraction is Gujo Odori, a summer dance festival that begins in mid July and continues through the first week-end of September.
Visitors to Gujo Hachiman can experience a quieter, more traditional Japan that is very different from the urban experience of Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto.
Expect public transit to be very crowded during the summer season, especially during the Gujo Odori festival.
www.yoshidayaryokan.com /english.htm   (640 words)

  
 Gujo Cave and Bon Dance
These are from a trip to the Gujo cave and then the Bon Dance.
I went with my friends from Gifu, many of whom wore yukata (a japanese robe, like kimono, but a little less intense).
A vizzage of the virgin mary in the rock.
www.matschaffer.com /jppictures/Gujo%20Cave%20and%20Bon%20Dance/Gujo%20Cave%20and%20Bon%20Dance.html   (77 words)

  
 sketches of japan » Blog Archive » Gujo Bon Odori   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bon Odori (Bon Dance) is an event held each summer in honour of one’s ancestors.
There are festivities in cities and towns all over Japan, but the Odori held in the town of Gujo Hachiman, without a doubt, tops them all.
This entry was posted on Sunday, September 10th, 2006 at 6:54 am and is filed under Sketches of Japan.
www.sketchesofjapan.com /?p=76   (209 words)

  
 trivago Reisefuehrer - Gujo
Leider wurde uns in Gujo bisher noch kein Hotel gemeldet.
Melden Sie sich an und fügen Sie eine interessante Quelle zu Gujo hinzu oder schreiben Sie eine Bewertung.
Wir wissen, auch in Gujo kann man Vieles erleben.
www.trivago.de /gujo-89767   (121 words)

  
 ..::USA DISCOS :: A GRAVADORA DO MERCOSUL::..
Nessa concepção tolstoiana do regionalismo, resgata dos galpões taperas, as vozes repontadas pelo silêncio das ausências que, de novo, acendem o fogo, desencilham os cavalos e tomam posse das sesmarias recortadas pelo progresso.
Nas letras de Gujo Teixeira, a poesia tem sotaque de querência.
Gujo Teixeira e Luiz Marenco são um referencial da melhor música que se faz no sul do Brasil.
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