Shirakawa Kaido Highway

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Shirakawa Kaido 白川街道 Shirakawa Highway
From Gujo Hachiman 郡上市八幡町 to 白川郷 Shirakawa village in 岐阜県 Gifu.



- Postal stations along the Shirakawa Kaido
Gujo Hachiman 郡上市八幡町 (Gifu 岐阜県)
Shirotori 白鳥町
Hirugano Kogen 蛭ヶ野高原 Highlands
Takasu 高鷲町
Shokawa 荘川町
Shirakawa 白川村
Gokayma 五箇山

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. Gujo Kaido 郡上街道 Gujo Highway .
Gujo Hachiman Castle 郡上八幡城

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. Gokayama Daruma 五箇山の達磨 .
- and Shirakawa Daruma 白河のだるま - 白川だるま - Introduction to Shirakawa village



He is almost square and has a rather unhappy expression !

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. - - - Station 10 - Shirakawa no Seki 白川の関 - - - .
松尾芭蕉　Matsuo Basho, Oku no Hosomichi - 奥の細道 - おくのほそ道


source :　itoyo/basho
白河の関（「芭蕉翁絵詞伝」 Shirakawa no Seki

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郡上市 Gujo city 白鳥町 Shirotori town



. Kappa densetsu　河童伝説 Kappa Legends .
A man named 正左衛門 Shozaemon gave his horse to a gawataroo ガワタロウ Kappa, but when he saw his horse struggle along the river bank, he helped it back. At the reins was a body the size of a child, all wet.
The Kappa was glad to be back on the shore and now helped Shozaemon. lending him zenwan 膳椀 trays and bowls many times.
Then once Shozaemon broke a bowl and from that time on, the Kappa did not come any more.

. zenwanbuchi 膳椀淵 "river pool for trays and bowls" .


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高山市 Takayama city 荘川村 Shokawa village /
Hirugano Kogen 蛭ヶ野高原 / ひるがの高原 Hirugano Highlands Ski resort


source : Plateau of Hirugano

ryuujin 竜神 Dragon Deity，hakuba 白馬 white horse
The 蛭ヶ野の竜神 Dragon Deity from Hirugano sometimes shapeshifts into a white horse.
This Dragon Deity is also the a Suijin 水神 Water Deity.
. ryuujin 竜神 /龍神 と伝説 Ryujin, Legends about the Dragon Deity .

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. yamainu 山犬，ookami 狼 wolf legends .
The wolves from Hirugano can jump over the back of a person.
Sometimes they grab a branch and bring it to the door of a home. Or they scratch earth and splash it on the door.


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岐阜県郡上郡高鷲村 Gujo Takasu village 白山信仰 Hakusan Belief
25 郡上郡 to collect

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Takasu Snow Park is located in the northern area of Gujo city in the central region of Gifu Prefecture. The resort is on the eastern slopes of Mt Dainichi, part of the Ryohaku mountain range. Takasu Snow Park is lift and course-connected with the Dynaland resort and a shared lift ticket is available. Along with Dynaland, the connected area boasts 32 courses and 43km of ski courses and they are currently known as 'Dantotsu'. Some new 'tree run' courses opened for the 2017-2018 season.
Takasu Snow Park has been operating since 1999.
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. Hakusan shrines 白山神社 in Japan .

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飛弾国荘川村紀行 legends from Shokawa
林魁一 Hayashi Kaichi
21 荘川 to collect

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

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