[Gifu] You'll be missing out if you don't go! A collaboration between a retro station building and cherry blossoms 🌸 A time-slip experience at the old station building!

📝 Overview
The "Old Meitetsu Mino Station" in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture is a retro station built in 1923.
The Meitetsu Minomachi station building, which was closed in 2005, has been preserved with its original appearance intact, and in spring, cherry blossoms bloom around the station building, creating a beautiful contrast between the retro scenery and the cherry blossoms.

✨ Recommended points
* Collaboration of retro station building and cherry blossoms
* The collaboration of the station building, which retains the appearance of the Taisho era, and the spring cherry blossoms is like a scene from a movie.
* You can enjoy a nostalgic atmosphere.
* A must-see for railway fans!
* On the station platform, vehicles that ran on the Meitetsu Minomachi Line are on display.
* A spot that railway fans will love.
* Nearby tourist spots
* There are plenty of tourist spots in the surrounding area, such as the Udatsu-nobori Townscape and Mino Washi no Sato.
* You can also enjoy sightseeing in Mino City along with cherry blossom viewing.

👀 Check out these things!
* The retro atmosphere of the station building
* The wooden station building, platform, ticket gates, and other elements from the time remain intact.
* You'll feel as if you've traveled back in time.
* Display vehicles
* You can get a close-up look at the vehicles on display at the platform.
* You can even go inside the trains.
* Cherry blossom illuminations at night
* During cherry blossom season, the station building and cherry blossoms are lit up.
* You can enjoy a fantastic atmosphere that is different from the daytime.

🌸Best time to see the flowers
* Late March to early April

Information
* Address: 2926-4 Hirooka-cho, Mino City, Gifu Prefecture
* Access:
* About 3 minutes walk from Minoshi Station on the Nagaragawa Railway
* Immediately get off at Mino on the Gifu Mino Line of the Gifu Bus
* About 10 minutes from Mino IC on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
* Opening hours: April to September 9:00 to 17:00, October to March 9:00 to 16:30
* Fee: Free

🚗Sightseeing information in the area
* Udatsu-lined street
* Streetscape that retains the atmosphere of the Edo period.
* Designated as a nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
* Mino Washi Village Hall
* A facility where you can learn about the history and culture of Mino washi paper.
* You can also experience papermaking.
* Ogura Park (Ogurayama Castle Ruins)

* A park that spreads across the summit of Ogurayama.

* It is also known as a famous cherry blossom spot.

🖋️Summary
The former Meitetsu Mino Station building is a recommended spot for those who are not railway fans, where you can enjoy the collaboration of a retro atmosphere and cherry blossoms. Please visit once and experience the feeling of having traveled back in time.

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