Food | Oct 11

Eating Our Way Around The City of Water and Fake Foods: Gujo Hachiman, Gifu!

Gujo Hachiman, Oct 11 (Japan by Food) - Known famously as "The City of Water", Gujo Hachiman is a beautiful town in Gifu prefecture. It's also famous for being the birthplace of the ultra-realistic looking fake food, or "samples" as they are known in Japan.

The mouthwatering of Gujo Hachiman includes a traditional set featuring local ingredients in a 400+-year-old restaurant, a beautiful parfait, and Shizuka's new favorite, a decadent Hida beef bowl! Sample food or the real deal, the food of this charming castle town is not to be missed!


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