Iwamuracho, Ena 509-7403 Gifu Prefecture

Oicho, Ena 509-7201 Gifu Prefecture

1565-169 Yamaokachotashiro, Ena 509-7606 Gifu Prefecture

2711-2 Oicho, Ena 509-7201 Gifu Prefecture

Ena GinNoMori features 2 restaurants, a forest park, and several shops. You can taste our own products and the local specialties. Our shops: - Okudo: Japanese specialties like our famous dashi and our wasohzai (Japanese side dishes) - Mikuriya: Japanese pastries. Our main star is chestnut during autumn and winter. - patisserie GIN NO MORI: Wester pastries (cookies, pies...) and jams - GinNoMori shop: you find besides our main products the local specialties of Tono Region such Iwamura's sake, Nakatsugawa's chicory shochu, Akechi's miso and more! Do not miss the nice walk along the Nigori River: depending the season you can see typical Japanese wildlife.

Hommachi Iwamuracho, Ena 509-7403 Gifu Prefecture

Ena 509-7201 Gifu Prefecture

342 Iwamuracho, Ena 509-7403 Gifu Prefecture

Iwamura Castle and the Lady of the Castle (Onnajyosyu)Iwamura Castle was constructed in 1185 during theKamakura era and ranks alongside Takatori Castlein Nara Prefecture and Matsuyama Castle in OkayamaPrefecture as one of Japan’s big three mountaintopcastles.The stone walls of the castle are situated 721m abovesea level, making it the highest castle in Japan. In 2006,Iwamura Castle was selected alongside Gifu Castlein a ranking of the top 100 castles of Japan.The castle town of Iwamura has an unbroken 400yearhistory. The tranquil streets provide visitors to Iwamurawith a lasting impression of the old Japan and havebeen recognized for their cultural and historicalsignificance by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. The Lady of the Castle label (Onnajoshu) takes itsname from Lady Otsuya, the aunt of LordNobunaga Oda, for her role in holding outan invading army during the Siege of Iwamura in 1572.Iwamura Brewery - Brewer of Premium Sake Since theIwamura Brewery was founded during the Edo era in 1787,we have always operated under the principle of brewingpremium sake with crystal clarity and aroma. Using natural mineral water that springs from a four hundredyear-old well, brewed in the secluded natural environmentof Iwamura by expert sake brewers, we have strived to deliveryou sake to exceed yourhighest expectations.In modern day Japan there is a wide range of sake brewing rice varietiesgrown in different regions throughout the country, and it isa simple matter to achieve a variation in taste by using adifferent variety of rice. Here at the Iwamura Brewery,we don’t subscribe to that line of thought.We create only Genuine Local-Brewed Sake using local riceand water taken from our private well inside the brew house. To extract a variation in taste from a single variety ofrice is an extremely challenging task, but that is exactlywhat our pre-eminent sake brewers, drawing on their yearsof experience and technical expertise, manage to achieveyear after year. The rice used by the IwamuraBrewery increating the 130,000 liters of sake brewed annually (as of 2010),is polished tosuch a high grade as to make almost the entiretyof our sake special brew. The expertise of our sake brewers is a source of great pridefor Iwamura Brewery, with almost all of the sake we haveentered into various sake competitions becoming prizewinners.※Iwamura Brewery uses only 100% Japanese grown rice.

1461-1 Misatochosazaragi, Ena 509-7124 Gifu Prefecture

456 Akechicho, Ena 509-7717 Gifu Prefecture

Ena 509-7705 Gifu Prefecture

176-1 Oicho, Ena 509-7201 Gifu Prefecture

At this museum we house about 1,400 pieces of art focusing on ukiyoe, hosting project exhibitions and special exhibitions throughout the year as well. We are especially proud of our "Nakasendo Rokujukyu-tsugi Nouchi" (Tanaka collection), which includes the "Nakatsugawa in the Rain". There is also a popular video corner on the 2nd floor Ukiyoe Navigation Room where you can try overprinting and learn about the process of making ukiyoe.

Tomida, Iwamuracho, Ena 509-7402 Gifu Prefecture

Oicho, Ena 509-7201 Gifu Prefecture

1304-1 Akechicho, Ena 509-7718 Gifu Prefecture

782-1 Nakanohocho, Ena 509-8231 Gifu Prefecture