Palette Pia Ono Roadside Station 3 courses
Palette Pia Ono Roadside Station 3 courses

Recommended Course for Families

Distance: 29.5 km 
Total driving time: 67 min. Single day excursion

A one-day excursion course kids too can enjoy on the weekend or days off from school.

START

Going north along Ibigawa River from Palette Pia Ono Roadside Station.
Distance: 3.3 km Driving time: Approximately 8 min.

Ono Glider Field image

Kugo, Ono-cho

Ono Glider Field

Exhilarating just to watch!

This is a landing field for the takeoff and landing of mainly gliders, located on the eastern Ibigawa dry riverbed.
If you're interested in gliders, you can try riding in one here (about 2 people per day in principle with flights on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays).

Distance: 5 km Driving time: Approximately 13 min.

Kurono Station Museum and Railpark image

560-4 Kurono, Ono-cho

Kurono Station Museum and Railpark

A nostalgic streetcar station

Find out about the history and culture surrounding the former Kurono Station.
The adjoining railpark features the former Kurono Station's platform and rails, compound playground equipment, benches, and restrooms, allowing parents with children to have a great time playing together.

Distance: 5.8 km Driving time: Approximately 14 min.

Mt. Nomurayama Otani Skyline Observation Point image

3081-2 Noh, Ono-cho

Mt. Nomurayama Otani Skyline Observation Point

Gateway to the Tanigumi area

Look over a wide, rejuvenating view of the Nobi Plain from an observation point.
The skyline spanning from Ono-cho to Tanigumi in the town of Ibigawa-cho is famous for its blooming cherry blossoms.

Distance: 2.5 km Driving time: Approximately 6 min.

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860 Noh, Ono-cho

Ono-cho Athletic Park

If you've got a little time, why not exercise a bit?

This is an athletic and cultural base with a baseball stadium completed in 2000 seating 5,000 people (Rainbow Stadium), a multipurpose athletic ground (Maple Ground), outdoor firefly museum, and more.

Distance: 5.7 km Driving time: Approximately 10 min.

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Kurono, Ono-cho (Neogawa riverside)

Riverside Park

Enjoy the beautiful river's murmur as well as a round of golf in nature

Find ground golf and miniature golf courses, as well as a plaza to experience public interest events in this multipurpose park surrounded by nature.
Behold the stunning splendor of the fireworks held at the Neogawa riverside in August.

Distance: 1.8 km Driving time: Approximately 5 min.

Ono Spa Land image

120-1 Aiba, Ono-cho

Ono Spa Land

Public baths, pools, and dining. This is one spot you're going to want to take some time out for.

Ono Spa Land offers its patrons public baths, pools, a gym, table tennis, and more at a low price.
Also offering cuisine Ono Spa Land takes pride in, everyone—from kids to adults—can enjoy the whole day here.

Distance: 1.5 km Driving time: Approximately 5 min.

Route 303 Green House image

1066-257 Aiba, Ono-cho

Route 303 Green House

Get your hands on souvenirs like fruits and vegetables!

This is a farmers' market right at the doorway into Ono-cho.
Producers sell safe and fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, processed goods, and more to consumers at this farmers' market.

Distance: 3.9 km Driving time: Approximately 6 min.

Historical and Adventurous Course

Distance: 20.7 km 
Total driving time: 46 min. Single day excursion

Take an adventurous journey in the land of legendary heroes, conjuring up thoughts of the distant past. Magnificent architecture too will leave you in awe.

START

Going just slightly northwest from Palette Pia Ono Roadside Station.
Distance: 2 km Driving time: Approximately 5 min.

Kmiiso Tumuli Area image

257-1 Kamiiso, Ono-cho (Representative address)

Kamiiso Tumuli Area

The Kameyama and Kitayama tumuli are designated as prefectural historic landmarks.

The keyhole-shaped Kameyama Tumulus and elongated rectangular Kitayama Tumulus and Minamiyama Tumulus are located here, with the preceding two designated as prefectural historic landmarks.

Distance: 2.7 km Driving time: Approximately 6 min.

Birthplace of Hambe Takenaka image

2103-3 Kugo, Ono-cho

Birthplace of Hambe Takenaka

The famous wartime strategist of Hideyoshi in the Warring States Period: a life taken too young.

Lord Shigeharu (known as "Hambe") Takenaka was active as a wartime strategist of General Hideyoshi Toyotomi during the Warring States Period in Japan. He was born in 1544 as the first child of Shigemoto Takenaka, governor of the former domain of Totoumi, in the former Omido Castle (currently in Kugo, Ono-cho).

Distance: 4.2 km Driving time: Approximately 8 min.

Old Kitaokada Family House image

282 Aiba, Ono-cho

Old Kitaokada Family House

A registered tangible cultural property built in the Taisho era.

The architecture of this modern Japanese-style mansion, built in the Taisho era of 1912–1926, showcases quality furnishings and a stunning appearance.
It is a registered tangible cultural property well known for the gorgeous red leaves of its garden's Enkianthus perulatus in autumn.

Distance: 1.1 km Driving time: Approximately 3 min.

Seasonal Flavors at Kawa no Eki Okata image

1066-2 Aiba, Ono-cho

Seasonal Flavors at Kawa no Eki Okata

Eat sweetfish and cuisine using wild game.

Neogawa's riverside facing the restaurant offers a gentle view to relieve your day-to-day stress. Wild boar meat in a broth with a miso base is a must.

Distance: 3.6 km Driving time: Approximately 8 min.

Old Makimura Family House image

587-1 Nishigata, Ono-cho

Old Makimura Family House

The oldest residential building of all the important national cultural properties.

This is the oldest residential building of all the important national cultural properties remaining within Gifu Prefecture.

Distance: 1 km Driving time: Approximately 4 min.

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689 Noh, Ono-cho (Representative address)

Noh Tumuli Area

Keyhole-shaped and other tumuli constructed in the 5th and 6th centuries (designated as national historic landmarks).

Nine tumuli created in the 5th and 6th centuries remain here, and include ones with keyhole-shaped appearances (designated as national historic landmarks).
17 tumuli have been confirmed including 8 which no longer remain.

Distance: 6.1 km Driving time: Approximately 12 min.

Tranquility Course

Distance: 28.4 km 
Total driving time: 52 min. Single day excursion

Go for a tranquil, elegant one-day drive.And don't forget to have an impeccable lunch with it.

START

Going just slightly northwest from Palette Pia Ono Roadside Station.
Distance: 2 km Driving time: Approximately 5 min.

大野町バラ公園 image

650 Kano, Ono-cho

Ono-cho Rose Park

This is first and foremost a rose park.
In spring, 2,000 roses come into full bloom.

The park boasts 150 species of rose with a total number of 2,000 coming into full bloom.
Every May, the Rose Festa is held.

Distance: 3.6 km Driving time: Approximately 7 min.

Flower dome image

1066-257 Aiba, Ono-cho (Route 303 Green House 2F)

Flower dome

Try your hand at making a one of a kind flower dome in the Ono-cho Rose Workshop on the 2nd floor of Green House R303.

At the Ono-cho Rose Workshop, you can create your very own flower dome, found nowhere else in the world. So, why not give it a shot?

Distance: 5.2 km Driving time: Approximately 10 min.

Kiburi Shrine image

2586 Inadomi, Ono-cho

Kiburi Shrine

Time permitting, this shrine with near 1,300 years of history is definitely a stop you're going to want to make.

Kiburi Shrine is a historic and ancient shrine built in 725. It was originally enshrined at the peak of Mt. Hakusan, but was moved to its current location in October of 1971. Kiburi Fureai Park is nearby, and serves as a place for locals to relax.

Distance: 7.2 km Driving time: Approximately 14 min.

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8-1 Ryoke, Ono-cho

iq Cafe & Dining

An astonishingly chic café with reasonable lunches.

Looking inside beyond sparkling lights and the glass walls, you can see sofa seats and a fashionable inner décor.
There are also many choices when it comes to alcoholic beverages and snacks. They even have fish and chips!

Distance: 7.3 km Driving time: Approximately 11 min.

Yuming Heated Indoor Pool image

1451-3 Shinizagura, Ono-cho

Yuming Heated Indoor Pool

Swim gracefully as the concept of time vanishes from your mind.
With reservations, you can even do standup paddleboard yoga.

Located where the Ibigawa River and Neogawa River converge, this establishment has a number of aquatic facilities like the main pool (25 m), a walking pool, and more.
They are all heated pools using the residual heat provided by waste incineration. (Managed by Seino Waste Management Cooperative)

Distance: 3.1 km Driving time: Approximately 5 min.