Hida area is famous for "Takumi"(Skilled carpenters and architectures). In Nara period, 7th century, Takumi had paid a big contribution for building the capital's architecture. The styles and techniques of Takumi are still alive; today which include bay windows, lattice doors, lattice windows and painted caves. Furukawa people are proud of their traditional architecture and build their houses to be in harmony with other.
White Wall & Kura Walk is one of the most popular view of Hida Furukawa. Hida-Furukawa is an Edo style town located in northern Gifu Prefecture. It is one of the most popular travel spots in Gifu. There are many traditional houses.
Seto River is very small river running through the town of Hida-Furukawa. Along the side of Seto River, for 500m long, there are many white walls houses and Kura, Japanese style storage.
In this river, there are about 1000 Koi Fishes.