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The Japanese animated movies are so popular that there are English versions for the global market. “Your Name” was a highly rated movie and some of the reviews called it one of the best movies in 2016. It is a romantic story of a boy and a girl living in a different cities exchanging roles in their dreams. Then they started to find each other. The boy took trains, buses and stopped by street corners in front of a shrine in Hida Furukawa. Since the movie was shown, Hida Furuakwa station has become a popular stop for the animates fans. What’s fascinating is that the train station actually built a small step on the foot bridge so that people can look out the window and see the train track which was featured in the movie. If you do make a stop at Hida Furukawa, explore this charming little old town which has a lot more to offer, a tranquil old street with white walled storehoues and 1,000 koi swimming in the running river, farm lands, shrines, restaurants and coffee shops…

Hida Beef is a specific name given to the black-haired cattle raised in Gifu Prefecture. There are stringent requirements…

While geisha (traditional artist) was originally male, the number of male geisha has been outnumbered by female geisha since…

For those who love cats, art and ceramics, check out the Manekineko Dori (I called it Fortune Cats Street)…

Tanabata (meaning “the evening of the seventh: July 7) also know as the Star Festival is a traditional festival…

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