Gifu, Core city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, the city spans 203 square kilometers along the Nagara River with Mount Kinka as its centerpiece.
The city gained prominence in 1567 when Oda Nobunaga established it as a strategic base, naming it Gifu to reflect his ambition for Japanese unification.
The Nagara River hosts cormorant fishing demonstrations where skilled fishermen control multiple birds to catch fish using traditional methods from centuries past.
The area experiences hot summers and mild winters, with August recording peak temperatures and January marking the coldest period of the year.
The local manufacturing sector produces specialized items including Gifu Lanterns and paper umbrellas, maintaining centuries-old crafting techniques.
Location: Gifu Prefecture
Inception: July 1, 1889
Website: https://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/
Part of: Gifu metropolitan area
Shares border with: Kakamigahara, Seki, Yamagata, Motosu, Hashima, Ogaki, Mizuho, Kitagata, Kasamatsu, Ginan
Website: https://city.gifu.lg.jp
GPS coordinates: 35.42625,136.75944
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:19
Photo license: CC BY 3.0
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Gifu Castle
2.2 km
Sunomata Castle
9.2 km
Gifu Great Buddha
1.3 km
'Minna no Mori' Gifu Media Cosmos
140 m
Kiso Sansen Park
8.1 km
Gifu Prefectural Baseball Stadium
1.6 km
Gifu City Tower 43
1.8 km
Kanō Castle
3 km
Sagiyama Castle
2.7 km
Jōzai-ji
1.2 km
The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu
3.8 km
Mount Kinka Ropeway
1.8 km
Nawa Insect Museum
1.5 km
Sōfuku-ji
2 km
Zuiryū-ji
1 km
Gifu Nagaragawa Medow
2.2 km
Gifu Family Park
12.2 km
Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum
10.2 km
Kinkazan Squirrel Village
2 km
Chusetsu Bridge
971 m
Kawate Castle
3.4 km
Kotozuka Kofun
5.1 km
岐阜県県民ふれあい会館
5.5 km
Oasis Park
7.6 km
Kurono Castle
4.9 km
Shōhō-ji
1.3 km
Nagara Bridge
1.9 km
Enkyo-ji
6.7 kmReviews
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