2026 Full-Day Course: Stargazing at Hoshi no Furusato Fujihashi (星のふる里ふじはし)

A day centered on the roadside station 'Hoshi no Furusato Fujihashi' (星のふる里ふじはし), located in the Fujihashi area of Ibigawa Town, Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県揖斐郡揖斐川町), known as one of Japan's leading stargazing spots. The same Fujihashi area is also home to the castle-shaped 'Fujihashi Castle - Nishi-Mino Planetarium' (藤橋城・西美濃プラネタリウム) (open 10:00-16:30, admission 550 yen for high school students and up, 270 yen for elementary and junior high students, closed Mondays and Tuesdays, normally open only April-November) and the day-use hot spring 'Ibigawa Onsen Fujihashi-no-Yu' (いび川温泉藤橋の湯) (10:00-20:00, closed Thursdays), both of which you can enjoy together. The roadside station has 135 free parking spaces, and at night you can look up at the starry sky from its grounds, but opening hours and lighting conditions change with the season, so please check the official website before heading out.