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Hidden places in Japan

2 uncrowded places in Japan, away from Tokyo: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Iwamura Castle
Forgotten ruins Japan · Gifu Prefecture

Iwamura Castle

The stone terraces of one of Japan's three great mountain castles, 717 m up in the Gifu hills above an Edo-era merchant street, free to walk at any hour.

Coordinates
35°21′30″N 137°26′42″E
Crowds
Quiet
Landscape
Forest
Best season
Best in Autumn