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Autumn on the Hirugano Highlands — when the colour peaks, and the best month for the terrace grill
5 September 2026

Autumn on the Hirugano Highlands — when the colour peaks, and the best month for the terrace grill

The Hirugano Highlands in Gujo City, Gifu, are one of the 33 designated autumn-colour sites of Hida and Mino. The colour usually peaks between late October and early November. At 900 metres the plateau turns before the lowlands, the air clears, and the best barbecue weather of the year arrives. All ten villas at HIRUGANO LAPLAND have a grill terrace.…

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Getting to the Hirugano Highlands from Nagoya — by car and by highway bus
5 September 2026

Getting to the Hirugano Highlands from Nagoya — by car and by highway bus

The Hirugano Highlands in Gujo City, Gifu, are about 90 minutes from Nagoya by car: north on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway and off at the Hirugano Kogen smart interchange. Without a car, a direct highway bus runs all year from the Meitetsu Bus Center. Here is how to reach HIRUGANO LAPLAND either way. By car — about 90 minutes From Nagoya,…

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Travelling with your dog to the Hirugano Highlands — how the five dog-friendly villas work
5 September 2026

Travelling with your dog to the Hirugano Highlands — how the five dog-friendly villas work

Five of the ten villas at HIRUGANO LAPLAND, on the Hirugano Highlands in Gujo City, Gifu, welcome dogs. Up to two dogs per villa; ¥2,000 per night for a dog under 15kg and ¥3,000 over 15kg. At 900 metres the plateau stays cool through the summer, which makes it easy country to travel in with a dog. The five villas…

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Our new website is live — private cottages on the Hirugano Highlands
5 September 2026

Our new website is live — private cottages on the Hirugano Highlands

The new website for HIRUGANO LAPLAND — ten private cottages on the Hirugano Highlands in Gujo City, Gifu — is now live. Rates and facilities for all ten villas, the five villas where dogs are welcome, seasonal photography, and booking straight from the availability calendar are all here, in Japanese, English and Russian. Ten private cottages at 900 metres HIRUGANO…

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More news items will be published here from early August 2026.

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Reservations are handled through Booking.com, where you can see live availability for all ten villas. For anything else, write to us — we answer in English, Japanese and Russian.