Gujo Odori (郡上おどり（徹夜おどり）) 2026 — hotel vacancy & cancellation watchWatching the few inns in Gujo-Hachiman — plus Seki, Mino and Gifu — for the all-night Obon dancing.Watched nights: Aug 13–16. Base: Gujo-Hachiman Stn. This event is watched on demand: tap resume on the page to start it, and the instant a highly-rated hotel frees up (a cancellation), Aki alerts you with a one-click Rakuten Travel booking link.Why rooms are hard to getGujo Odori is danced over 30-plus nights from July to September, and the Obon all-night dancing (Aug 13–16) draws dancers nationwide to the small castle town of Gujo-Hachiman. The central ryokan are very few and fill the moment booking opens, with rates rising too.When rooms open & cancellations appearCentral inns tend to sell out when booking opens ~3 months ahead. Rooms can return around last-minute free-cancellation deadlines, and widening to Seki, Mino or Gifu City keeps you within reach by the Nagaragawa Railway or car.If it's full: nearby towns

Seki / Mino — ~30–50 min on the Nagaragawa Railway.

Gifu City — ~1 hr by car or express bus; many business hotels.

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