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Our guide
Gujō Hachiman is the old castle town at the centre of Gujō, Gifu. It was the town of Hachiman until it merged into the new city of Gujō in 2004, and it has long been the political and commercial heart of the district, having grown up as the castle town of the Hachiman domain. Water drawn from its rivers and springs still runs to shared washing places in the streets.
Gujō Hachiman Castle, with a restored keep, stands on the hill above the town, about 600 m away in a straight line. Gujō-Hachiman Station on the Etsumi-Nan Line is about 1.7 km off.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Gujo Odori2 — 郡上市観光課 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- YANAKA MIZUNO KOMICHI — C1815 · Public domain · source · resized
- IGAWA KOMICHI — C1815 · Public domain · source · resized
- Gujō-hachiman Station — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gujo HS 001 — Opqr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gujo-Hachiman Rakugeikan 2019-08 (2) — Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gujo-Hachiman Hakurankan 2019-08 ac (1) — Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Former Hachiman Town Office 2019-08 ac (1) — Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gujo hachiman castle P8117429 — Akiyoshi's Room · Public domain · source · resized
What this place is
Gujō Hachiman is the old castle town at the centre of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture. Once the town of Hachiman — merged into the new city of Gujō in 2004 — it has long been the political and commercial heart of the district, and grew up as the castle town of the Hachiman (Gujō) domain. Water drawn from its rivers and springs still runs to shared washing places in the streets, and Gujō Hachiman Castle, with a restored keep, stands on the hill above the town.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Gujō-Hachiman (Etsumi-Nan Line), about 1.7 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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