Delve into Higashimachi in Japan
Higashimachi in the region of Gifu is located in Japan - some 141 mi or ( 227 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .
Local time in Higashimachi is now 04:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Utsubo, Toyama-shi, Edo, and Sunouchi. While being here, you might want to check out Yokohama . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Higashimachi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
4.19飛騨古川祭り.wmv
2012,4.19～20に行われる岐阜県飛騨市古川町の祭り。飛騨古川祭りでは付け太鼓と言われる太鼓を街角に男たちが垂直に立て、その上に登って芸を披露する。街角では大太鼓めがけて町内各組の付け太鼓が突っ込んできます。太鼓の護衛、町内の名誉をかけた激しい攻防戦が深夜まで続きます。 www.city.hida.gifu.jp ..
飛騨古川祭り 起し太鼓.wmv
毎年4月19、20日に行われる国の重要無形民俗文化財にも指定されている伝統神事、古川祭。 19日に行われる「動」の祭りのメイン、「起し太鼓」です。 太古の上に上がることはまさに一生の誉れ。自分が使うばちは自ら採取し、削り上げます。 その起し太鼓を追うのが各町の「付け太鼓」。先回りして起し太鼓に近づく者や、正面突破で追いかける者も。 古川祭が終われば、飛騨にも春がやってきます。 www.city.h ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Super-Kamiokande
Super-Kamiokande is a neutrino observatory which is under Mount Kamioka near the city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The observatory was designed to search for proton decay, study solar and atmospheric neutrinos, and keep watch for supernovae in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Located at 36.42 137.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector
The Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector (KamLAND) is an experiment at the Kamioka Observatory, an underground neutrino observatory near Toyama, Japan. It was built to detect electron antineutrinos. The experiment is situated in the old Kamiokande cavity in a horizontal mine drift in the Japanese Alps. The site is surrounded by 53 Japanese commercial power reactors.
Located at 36.42 137.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Shin'inotani Dam
The Shin'inotani Dam is a dam in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1963.
Located at 36.43 137.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
1858 Hietsu earthquake
The Hietsu earthquake took place on April 9, 1858 (according to the old Japanese calendar, February 26, Ansei 5). It occurred on the Atotsugawa Fault, which connects the Amō Pass in Gifu Prefecture (in the part that was called Hida Province) and Mount Tate in Toyama Prefecture (then known as Etchū Province) on the island of Honshū in Japan. Its name includes one kanji from Hida and one from Etchū . The earthquake is estimated to have killed 200–300 people.
Located at 36.40 137.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Utsubo Station
Utsubo Station is a railway station in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Located at 36.38 137.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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