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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu66 views
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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu63 views
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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu60 views
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Ogurayama Castle on a hilltop. Originally built by Kanamori Nagachika (1524–1608) 金森長近 in 1605 as a retirement residence. Now part of Ogura Park in Mino, Gifu Prefecture. 小倉山城跡39 viewsThe turret is a reconstruction.
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Mino in Gifu has a traditional townscape of "udatsu" homes. Udatsu is a decorative firewall on the side of the home's roof. Townscape is a rectangular area of residential streets lined with traditional homes. A few are open to the public.35 viewsNear Minoshi Station on the Nagaragawa Railway. This area is a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).
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Mino Station on the old Meitetsu Mino-cho Line in Gifu Prefecture closed in April 1999 and has been preserved as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (登録有形文化財) since 2005. 32 viewsThe train line was abolished in March 1999. However, the charming station building still stands and open to the public, complete with a few trains on display. Mino Station first opened here in Oct. 1923. (Not to be confused with other Mino Stations in Japan.) Short walk from Minoshi Station (美濃市駅) on the Nagaragawa Railway. 名鉄美濃町線
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Mino Station, Gifu, with three retired trains on display.32 views
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Mino basically developed as a merchant's town up to the late 19th century. Udatsu roof firewall in Mino, Gifu.32 views
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Udatsu roof firewall in Mino, Gifu.31 views
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Built in 1916, Mino Bridge is Japan's oldest surviving modern bridge and a National Important Cultural Property. It's now a pedestrian and bicycle bridge 113 meters long. 美濃橋31 views
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Mo 512 and Mo 601 trains.30 viewsモ512およびモ601
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Mino Station, Gifu. モ60130 views
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Mino Bridge over Nagara River. It has a wooden floor. It's being renovated so we couldn't cross it in Jan. 2019. Jumping off this bridge into the river can be fatal. 美濃橋30 views
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Mino Station ticket office.28 views
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We tried making a washi sheet.25 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi art.23 views
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Kosaka Family Residence of a sake brewing family. National Important Cultural Property. 小坂家住宅22 views
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Inside Kosaka Family Residence is a sake shop.22 views
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Former Imai Residence 旧今井家22 views
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Matsuhisa Eisuke paper store22 views
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A large vat (sukifune) filled with washi fibers floating evenly in the water.22 views
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Driver's cab in モ512.21 views
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Driver's seat in モ601.21 views
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Mino and this townscape was part of the Mino castle town developed by Daimyo Kanamori Nagachika (1524–1608) who lived in nearby Ogurayama Castle. You can park your car somewhere and walk around the area.21 viewsNational Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District.
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Hirata Family residence 平田家21 views
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Signboards explain in English the most significant homes. This is the Hirata Family residence.21 views
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Inside Hirata Family residence21 views
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About Suzuki Kohei residence.21 views
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About Kosaka Family Residence. 小坂家住宅21 views
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About Former Imai Residence. 旧今井家21 views
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Mino Bridge over Nagara River. Until 1965, vehicles used to cross the bridge. 美濃橋21 views
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Basement floor has this paper-making workshop where you can try making your own washi paper. It can be a single sheet 33x45cm), 6 postcards, or diploma. Takes less than an hour. Fees are ¥500 to ¥800. ワークショップ - 紙すきの体験21 views
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Transferring the paper sheet.21 views
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We could also put small leaves on the paper.21 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer sucking water from the wet washi paper moving across the slit underneath. Vey neat.21 views
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Driver's seat in モ512.20 views
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Pop singer Noguchi Goro posters. He was a super popular idol singer in the 1970s in Japan along with Go Hiromi and Saijo Hideki.20 views
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Former Honjin lodge for VIPs. Suzuki Kohei residence.20 views
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Udatsu roofs in Mino, Gifu Prefecture.20 views
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Yoshida Kobo udatsu roof firewall.20 views
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Markers commemorating a visit by the Emperor and Empress and Crown Prince.20 views
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Juroku Bank20 views
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Sign about Sugihara Chiune who was born in 1900 at Kyosenji Temple in Mino, Gifu near here. 杉原 千畝20 views
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Mino Tourist information office has tourist pamphlets. 美濃市観光協会「番屋」20 views
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Also visited Ogurayama Castle on a hilltop nearby. 小倉山城跡20 views
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Nagara River in Mino, Gifu.20 views
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Mino Bridge over Nagara River. (Under renovation.) 美濃橋20 views
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Mino Washi Museum has exhibits about washi history, washi making, and washi paper art. It also offers washi paper-making lessons. Make your own washi postcards, etc. Anybody can do it. 20 viewsOpen 9 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Tue. Admission ¥500 (¥250 for elementary school and jr. high school). From Mino-shi Station, take a taxi. The museum is far from the train station because it needs to be near a clean river. Parking available.
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Dump the mold into the vat and swish it left/right and forward/back evenly.20 views
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We could put a steel grating having a template design over the washi sheet and sprinkle water over it to impress the grating template on the the paper.20 views
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Washi artist is Akiyama Nobushige.20 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi used in practical and commercial products.20 views
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Washi hat20 views
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Washi paper lantern20 views
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モ60119 views
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Inside モ601 train.19 views
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Old train station sign.19 views
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Mino Station as seen from the platform.19 views
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45 rpm single records by J-pop idol singers from the 1970s.19 views
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Kosaka Family Residence19 views
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Yoshida Kobo19 views
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Yoshida Kobo19 views
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Former Imai Residence used as the Mino History Museum. Free admission.19 views
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Tomiya19 views
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Sign about Sugihara Chiune who was born in Mino, Gifu near here. Sugihara is famous as the Japanese diplomat in Lithuania who gave transit visas to Jews fleeing the Holocast during World War II.19 views
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Ogurayama Castle on a hilltop. Kanamori Nagachika (1524–1608) was a daimyo who developed the Mino castle town. 小倉山城跡19 views
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Entrance to Mino Washi Museum (Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan). It was renovated in April 2017, so it looks new. There are three floors, including a basement floor.19 views
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Our washi instructor taught us how to do it using a wooden mold (keta 桁) supporting a screen.19 views
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This is what happens when you don't do it right. Uneven paper.19 views
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The streel grating makes these patterns on the paper. We could choose one of these.19 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer. The slit sucks water from the paper.19 views
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My Mino washi paper.19 views
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Washi making lessons. You can make an A4 sheet, postcards, etc.19 views
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Steps to make the washi fibers from mulberry plants, kozo, mitsumata, and ganpi. Bark is stripped and soaked in river water. Kozo is then boiled. Specks of impurities are picked off. The bark is mashed.19 views
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The museum has exhibition rooms and spaces to display washi artwork.19 views
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Also on the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room II displaying washi used at home and in practical and commercial products.19 views
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Japanese style19 views
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Yarn and speaker cones made of Mino washi.19 views
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Mechanized papermaking19 views
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Wash for various purposes19 views
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Washi umbrellas19 views
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Mino mascots19 views
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General information for visitors. The museum has three floors.19 views
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Monument by Mino city explaining the history of Mino Station. This station has been preserved as a testament to the hard work by forebearers for this old train line.18 views
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Inside Mino Station in Mino, Gifu Prefecture.18 views
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Play area for kids.18 views
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Three old trains are on display. You can go inside each one. 18 views
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Inside the Mino Station office is now a shop selling old J-pop records from the 1960s and 1970s.18 views
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Inside the Mino Station office is now a shop selling old J-pop records from the 1960s and 1970s. Huge collection.18 views
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1960s J-pop singers.18 views
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Records also on sale.18 views
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Pop singer Noguchi Goro posters.18 views
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Pop singer Noguchi Goro posters.18 views
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Pink Lady, Candies, Iwasaki Hiromi, etc.18 views
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Little external shrine, Akiba-sama. 秋葉様18 views
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The paper is them placed on this water heater to further dry the paper. We could take home our washi after 30 min.18 views
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On the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room I displays washi art.18 views
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About washi yarn.18 views
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Paper for everyday use18 views
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Washi uchiwa fans18 views
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Mino washi postcards18 views
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Mino Station waiting room.17 views
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モ51217 views
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On the 1st floor below, there's a gift shop where you can buy Mino washi paper products. It's also where you can sign up for a washi papermaking lesson.17 views
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The spread of paper17 views
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Pop singer Noguchi Goro is from Mino, Gifu.16 views
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