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id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Colleges_and_universities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colleges_and_universities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Colleges and universities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colleges_and_universities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Transportation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tourism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tourism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Tourism</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Tourism-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Tourism subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Tourism-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-numb">13.2</span> <span>Culture and arts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Culture_and_arts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Entertainment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Entertainment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.3</span> <span>Entertainment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Entertainment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Athletes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Athletes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.4</span> <span>Athletes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Athletes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Others" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Others"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.5</span> <span>Others</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Others-sublist" 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%88_(%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1)" title="قیفو (شهر) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="قیفو (شهر)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81" title="গিফু – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="গিফু" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gihu-chh%C4%AB" title="Gihu-chhī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Gihu-chhī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D1%84%D1%83_(%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4)" title="Гіфу (горад) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Гіфу (горад)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4)" title="Гифу (град) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Гифу (град)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu-shi_(kapital_sa_prepektura)" title="Gifu-shi (kapital sa prepektura) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Gifu-shi (kapital sa prepektura)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu_(Gifu)" title="Gifu (Gifu) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Gifu (Gifu)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%88_(%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1)" title="گیفو (شهر) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="گیفو (شهر)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu_(Gifu)" title="Gifu (Gifu) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Gifu (Gifu)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B8%B0%ED%9B%84%EC%8B%9C" title="기후시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="기후시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B3%D5%AB%D6%86%D5%B8%D6%82_(%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%84)" title="Գիֆու (քաղաք) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Գիֆու (քաղաք)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu,_Gifu" title="Gifu, Gifu – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Gifu, Gifu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95" title="גיפו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="גיפו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%A4%E1%83%A3_(%E1%83%A5%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98)" title="გიფუ (ქალაქი) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გიფუ (ქალაქი)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83" title="Гифу – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Гифу" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu,_Gifu" title="Gifu, Gifu – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Gifu, Gifu" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83" title="Гифу – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Гифу" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu-shi" title="Gifu-shi – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Gifu-shi" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88_(%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86)" title="جيفو (تجمع سكان فى اليابان) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جيفو (تجمع سكان فى اليابان)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%88_(%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1)" title="گیفو (شهر) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="گیفو (شهر)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83_(%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%81%D1%8C)" title="Гифу (ошсь) – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Гифу (ошсь)" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu_(stad)" title="Gifu (stad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Gifu (stad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%B8%82" title="岐阜市 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="岐阜市" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83_(%D0%B3%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0)" title="Гифу (гӀала) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Гифу (гӀала)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu_(Gifu)" title="Gifu (Gifu) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Gifu (Gifu)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu_(cidade)" title="Gifu (cidade) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Gifu (cidade)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83_(%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4)" title="Гифу (город) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Гифу (город)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83" title="Гифу – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Гифу" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu,_Gifu" title="Gifu, Gifu – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Gifu, Gifu" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%83%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81" title="கிஃபு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="கிஃபு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83_(%D1%88%D3%99%D2%BB%D3%99%D1%80)" title="Гифу (шәһәр) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Гифу (шәһәр)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B8_(%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87)" title="กิฟุ (เมือง) – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="กิฟุ (เมือง)" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%83" title="Гифу – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Гифу" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%90%D1%96%D1%84%D1%83" title="Ґіфу – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Ґіфу" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%88%D8%8C_%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%88" title="گیفو، گیفو – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="گیفو، گیفو" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu_(th%C3%A0nh_ph%E1%BB%91)" title="Gifu (thành phố) – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Gifu (thành phố)" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%B8%82" title="岐阜市 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="岐阜市" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifu" title="Gifu – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Gifu" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%B8%82" title="岐阜市 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="岐阜市" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Gifu</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">岐阜市</span></span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td 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href="/wiki/File:Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_03.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_03.JPG/132px-Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_03.JPG" decoding="async" width="132" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_03.JPG/198px-Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_03.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_03.JPG/264px-Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_03.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:83px;max-width:83px"><div style="border:1;;height:121px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%A4%A7%E4%BB%8F-%E6%AD%A3%E6%B3%95%E5%AF%BA_(%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E5%B8%82)gifudaibutsu003.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" 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data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:185px;max-width:185px"><div style="border:1;;height:121px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ukai_gifu_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ukai_gifu_1.jpg/250px-Ukai_gifu_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="183" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ukai_gifu_1.jpg/330px-Ukai_gifu_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ukai_gifu_1.jpg/500px-Ukai_gifu_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><table style="width:280px; margin:2px auto; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:100%" colspan="2">Seen from Twin Arch 138 Gifu city distant view and Mt. Hanafusa</td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%"><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Castle" title="Gifu Castle">Gifu Castle</a></td><td style="width:50%"><a href="/wiki/Kawaramachi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kawaramachi">Kawaramachi</a></td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%"><a href="/wiki/Yanagase" title="Yanagase">Yanagase</a></td><td style="width:50%">Gifu Family Park</td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%"><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Great_Buddha" title="Gifu Great Buddha">Gifu Great Buddha</a></td><td style="width:50%"><a href="/wiki/Cormorant_fishing_on_the_Nagara_River" title="Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River">Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River</a></td></tr> </tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Gifu,_Gifu.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Gifu"><img alt="Flag of Gifu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg/120px-Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg/250px-Flag_of_Gifu%2C_Gifu.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Gifu,_Gifu.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Gifu_in_Gifu_Prefecture_Ja.svg/500px-Gifu_in_Gifu_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="780" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gifu is located in Japan"><img alt="Gifu is located in Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/250px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/375px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Gifu&params=35_25_23.6_N_136_45_38.8_E_region:JP-21_type:city(400118)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°25′23.6″N</span> <span class="longitude">136°45′38.8″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.423222°N 136.760778°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.423222; 136.760778</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region" title="Chūbu region">Chūbu</a> (<a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_region" title="Tōkai region">Tōkai</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Prefecture" title="Gifu Prefecture">Gifu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Masanao Shibahashi</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">203.60 km<sup>2</sup> (78.61 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(September 1, 2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">400,118</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,000/km<sup>2</sup> (5,100/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City symbols</th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Chinquapin" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Chinquapin">Japanese Chinquapin</a><sup id="cite_ref-Gifu_HP2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gifu_HP2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Flower</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Sage" class="mw-redirect" title="Scarlet Sage">Scarlet Sage</a><sup id="cite_ref-Gifu_HP2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gifu_HP2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Phone number</th><td class="infobox-data">0581-22-2111</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data">18 Imazawa-chō, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8701</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp">www<wbr />.city<wbr />.gifu<wbr />.lg<wbr />.jp</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Gifu</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">岐阜市</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Gifu-shi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> is a <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_Japan" title="Cities of Japan">city</a> located in the south-central portion of <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Prefecture" title="Gifu Prefecture">Gifu Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the <a href="/wiki/Sengoku_period" title="Sengoku period">Sengoku period</a>, various warlords, including <a href="/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga" title="Oda Nobunaga">Oda Nobunaga</a>, used the area as a base in an attempt to unify and control Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-sengokuexpo_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sengokuexpo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-instant_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-instant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu continued to flourish even after Japan's unification as both an important <i><a href="/wiki/Shukuba" title="Shukuba">shukuba</a></i> along the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a> <a href="/wiki/Nakasend%C5%8D" title="Nakasendō">Nakasendō</a><sup id="cite_ref-miru_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miru-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, later, as one of Japan's fashion centers. It has been designated a <a href="/wiki/Core_cities_of_Japan" title="Core cities of Japan">core city</a> by the national government. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Located on the <a href="/wiki/Alluvial_plain" title="Alluvial plain">alluvial plain</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nagara_River" title="Nagara River">Nagara River</a>, Gifu has taken advantage of the surrounding natural resources to create both traditional industries<sup id="cite_ref-thrive_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thrive-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (including <i><a href="/wiki/Mino_washi" title="Mino washi">Mino washi</a></i> and agriculture) and tourism opportunities such as <a href="/wiki/Cormorant_fishing_on_the_Nagara_River" title="Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River">cormorant fishing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cormorant_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cormorant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kinka_(Gifu)" title="Mount Kinka (Gifu)">Mount Kinka</a>, one of the city's major symbols, is home to a nationally designated forest and <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Castle" title="Gifu Castle">Gifu Castle</a>, a replica of Nobunaga's former castle. Gifu also hosts many festivals and events throughout the year. </p><p>Two major rail lines connect Gifu to Japan's national and international transportation infrastructure. <a href="/wiki/Central_Japan_Railway_Company" title="Central Japan Railway Company">JR Central</a>'s <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_Main_Line" title="Tōkaidō Main Line">Tōkaidō Main Line</a> runs through the city, connecting it with <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>, one of Japan's largest cities, and the surrounding area.<sup id="cite_ref-jr_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jr-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city has a direct train route to <a href="/wiki/Chubu_Centrair_International_Airport" title="Chubu Centrair International Airport">Chubu Centrair International Airport</a><sup id="cite_ref-meitrain_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meitrain-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and facilities capable of hosting international events.<sup id="cite_ref-WEC_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WEC-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu has active relationships with six <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">sister cities</a>. </p><p>As of 1 June 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the city has an estimated population of 401,534 in 178,246 households,<sup id="cite_ref-Gifu_HP_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gifu_HP-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> of about 1,972 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,110/sq mi). The total area of the city was 203.60 square kilometers (78.61 sq mi). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cityscape">Cityscape</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cityscape"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifu_station.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gifu Station (2021)"><img alt="Gifu Station (2021)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Gifu_station.jpg/120px-Gifu_station.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Gifu_station.jpg/180px-Gifu_station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Gifu_station.jpg/240px-Gifu_station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Station" title="Gifu Station">Gifu Station</a> (2021)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meitetsu_Gifu_Station2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Meitetsu Gifu Station (2021)"><img alt="Meitetsu Gifu Station (2021)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Meitetsu_Gifu_Station2021.jpg/120px-Meitetsu_Gifu_Station2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Meitetsu_Gifu_Station2021.jpg/180px-Meitetsu_Gifu_Station2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Meitetsu_Gifu_Station2021.jpg/240px-Meitetsu_Gifu_Station2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Gifu_Station" title="Meitetsu Gifu Station">Meitetsu Gifu Station</a> (2021)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm/120px--Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="120" height="68" data-durationhint="25" data-mwtitle="Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8"" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="1080p.vp9.webm" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm/Views_of_Gifu_city_from_Gifu_City_Tower_43_-_2022_Jan_3.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Various Gifu city views seen from <a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Tower_43" title="Gifu City Tower 43">Gifu City Tower 43</a> (2022)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Central_Business_District_of_Gifu_City2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="CBD of Gifu viewed from Gifu Castle"><img alt="CBD of Gifu viewed from Gifu Castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Central_Business_District_of_Gifu_City2022.jpg/120px-Central_Business_District_of_Gifu_City2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Central_Business_District_of_Gifu_City2022.jpg/250px-Central_Business_District_of_Gifu_City2022.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="759" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Central_Business_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Business District">CBD</a> of Gifu viewed from <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Castle" title="Gifu Castle">Gifu Castle</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yanagase03.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yanagase area (2020)"><img alt="Yanagase area (2020)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Yanagase03.jpg/120px-Yanagase03.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Yanagase03.jpg/180px-Yanagase03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Yanagase03.jpg/240px-Yanagase03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Yanagase" title="Yanagase">Yanagase area</a> (2020)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_04.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Gifu Family Park (2009)"><img alt="Gifu Family Park (2009)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_04.JPG/120px-Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_04.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_04.JPG/250px-Gifu_Family_Park_Adventure_04.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gifu Family Park (2009)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nagararivergifu.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Nagararivergifu.JPG/250px-Nagararivergifu.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Nagararivergifu.JPG/330px-Nagararivergifu.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Nagararivergifu.JPG/500px-Nagararivergifu.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Nagara River flowing through Gifu</figcaption></figure> <p>The city of Gifu is located in the southern portion of the prefecture and is on the northern edge of the <a href="/wiki/N%C5%8Dbi_Plain" title="Nōbi Plain">Nōbi Plain</a>. It is also the main city of the <a href="/wiki/Gifu_(region)" title="Gifu (region)">Gifu region</a> of the prefecture. Much of Gifu's land area has been gained as the result of mergers, but the city's size grew the most through mergers with the neighboring towns of Kanō (in 1940) and <a href="/wiki/Yanaizu,_Gifu" title="Yanaizu, Gifu">Yanaizu</a> (in 2006). As a result, Gifu's geography is very diverse, ranging from the built-up city center to <a href="/wiki/Persimmon" title="Persimmon">persimmon</a> orchards and <a href="/wiki/Strawberry" title="Strawberry">strawberry</a> patches in the outlying areas.<sup id="cite_ref-thrive_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thrive-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The northern part of the city is bordered by tree-covered mountains, whereas most of the city center is spread throughout the southern part. The Nagara River cuts the city in half, running from the northeast to the southwest. Much of the city is part of the Nagara River's <a href="/wiki/Alluvial_plain" title="Alluvial plain">alluvial plain</a> and an environmental conservation district. Because of the formation of the river, the area is prone to flooding when <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoons</a> or heavy thunderstorms occur; however, dykes and levies have been built to control the excess water. The rich soil of the area is prime farmland; as of 2005, 6,731 farms were operating on 337,887 acres (1,367 km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-outline07_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline07-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gifu experiences a wide range of weather throughout the year, but in general is characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> <i>Cfa</i>). The average annual temperature in Gifu is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1799 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August and lowest in January.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu recorded a record high of 38.8 °C on August 16, 2007 and record low of minus 14.3 °C on January 24, 1927. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Gifu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1883−present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9123; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.4<br />(68.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF850B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.2<br />(72.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.8<br />(78.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.8<br />(87.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.7<br />(92.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.5<br />(97.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF0D00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.6<br />(103.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF0B00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.8<br />(103.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.7<br />(99.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4<br />(90.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7<br />(80.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(71.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF0B00; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">39.8<br />(103.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1<br />(48.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3<br />(50.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.7<br />(76.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.6<br />(88.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.4<br />(92.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br />(84.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.5<br />(63.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.6<br />(52.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4<br />(41.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0<br />(48.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.5<br />(58.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4<br />(66.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.0<br />(80.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(76.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.7<br />(65.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC790; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.5<br />(54.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.0<br />(44.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAE5D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.2<br />(61.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.7<br />(33.3) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2<br />(34.2) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.2<br />(39.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(48.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB973; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.6<br />(58.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.3<br />(66.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.8<br />(69.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.5<br />(58.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0<br />(37.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−14.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13.7<br />(7.3) </td> <td style="background: #C2C2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.7<br />(19.9) </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.8<br />(27.0) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7<br />(35.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.8<br />(55.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.0<br />(57.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3<br />(46.9) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8<br />(33.4) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.4<br />(27.7) </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−8.7<br />(16.3) </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−14.3<br />(6.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.9<br />(2.59) </td> <td style="background: #80FF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.5<br />(3.05) </td> <td style="background: #39FF39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">132.4<br />(5.21) </td> <td style="background: #04FF04; color:#000000;" class="notheme">162.4<br />(6.39) </td> <td style="background: #00DE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">192.6<br />(7.58) </td> <td style="background: #00A500; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">223.7<br />(8.81) </td> <td style="background: #006A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">270.9<br />(10.67) </td> <td style="background: #02FF02; color:#000000;" class="notheme">169.5<br />(6.67) </td> <td style="background: #008800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">242.7<br />(9.56) </td> <td style="background: #0EFF0E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">161.6<br />(6.36) </td> <td style="background: #78FF78; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.1<br />(3.43) </td> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.5<br />(2.93) </td> <td style="background: #13FF13; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,860.7<br />(73.26) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall cm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #2E2EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14<br />(5.5) </td> <td style="background: #5B5BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">10<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(3.5) </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">34<br />(13) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.5 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0 </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3 </td> <td style="background: #7E7EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4 </td> <td style="background: #7979FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5 </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #5454FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.8 </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.5 </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8 </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1 </td> <td style="background: #7979FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">127.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">66 </td> <td style="background: #1111FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">62 </td> <td style="background: #2121FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">58 </td> <td style="background: #1D1DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">59 </td> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73 </td> <td style="background: #0000F6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">69 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #0000FD; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">67 </td> <td style="background: #0000FD; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">67 </td> <td style="background: #0000F9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">68 </td> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">66 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #C9C900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">161.3 </td> <td style="background: #D2D200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">165.7 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">196.2 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">200.0 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">205.4 </td> <td style="background: #CBCB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">160.1 </td> <td style="background: #CBCB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">166.5 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">202.4 </td> <td style="background: #CCCC00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">163.7 </td> <td style="background: #CECE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">172.8 </td> <td style="background: #CACA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">158.8 </td> <td style="background: #C6C600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">155.6 </td> <td style="background: #D1D100; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,108.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Japan Meteorological Agency<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surrounding_municipalities">Surrounding municipalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Surrounding municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Prefecture" title="Gifu Prefecture"><img alt="Gifu Prefecture" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg/40px-Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg/60px-Flag_of_Gifu_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Prefecture" title="Gifu Prefecture">Gifu Prefecture</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ginan,_Gifu" title="Ginan, Gifu">Ginan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashima,_Gifu" title="Hashima, Gifu">Hashima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakamigahara" title="Kakamigahara">Kakamigahara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasamatsu,_Gifu" title="Kasamatsu, Gifu">Kasamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitagata,_Gifu" title="Kitagata, Gifu">Kitagata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mizuho,_Gifu" title="Mizuho, Gifu">Mizuho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motosu,_Gifu" title="Motosu, Gifu">Motosu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cgaki" title="Ōgaki">Ōgaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seki,_Gifu" title="Seki, Gifu">Seki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamagata,_Gifu" title="Yamagata, Gifu">Yamagata</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When Gifu was founded in 1889, it was a small city that experienced moderate growth as Japan industrialized at the beginning of the century. During Japan's military buildup in the 1930s, the city became an industrial center and experienced exponential growth. Gifu remained prosperous in the post-war years, until its population started to decline like many Japanese cities in the 1980s and '90s. Though the city has shown a large increase in population in recent years, this trend results largely from the inclusion, for the first time, of the population of Yanaizu, which added about 13,000 people to Gifu's numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-outline07_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline07-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Foreign residents of the city, who number over 9,000, also factor into this growth.<sup id="cite_ref-toukei_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toukei-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after this change, however, the city's economic revival strengthened and the population began to show a true increase, although this has reversed in recent decades.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gifu's estimated population, as of July 2011, is 412,895. The gender breakdown is 196,762 males and 216,133 females, with a total of 162,060 households within the city limits.<sup id="cite_ref-GifuEstimate_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GifuEstimate-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar to many areas in Japan, the percentage of senior citizens over 65 years of age is approximately 21.67%, compared to only 14.13% of the population younger than 15.<sup id="cite_ref-toukei_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toukei-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is comparable to the <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Prefecture#Demographics" title="Gifu Prefecture">population of the prefecture</a> and of <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Japan#Age_structure" title="Demographics of Japan">Japan</a> as a whole. In the prefecture, 22.1% of the population is over 65 and 14.4% of the population is less than 15 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-stat_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stat-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout Japan, only 21% are over the age of 65 and 13.6% are younger than 15 as of 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-times_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average age of city residents is 43.37.<sup id="cite_ref-toukei_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toukei-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2022, the population of Gifu stands at 401,779.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:30em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1889 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">25,750</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1910 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">42,916</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+66.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1920 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">62,713</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+46.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1930 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">90,112</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+43.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1940 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">172,340</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+91.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">211,845</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+22.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">304,492</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+43.7%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">385,727</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+26.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">410,254</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">410,324</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">415,085</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">413,136</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">402,557</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.6%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000)"><div class="center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Notice plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/120px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on <a class="external text" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/charts/">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Chart" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Chart">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two archaeological sites in the city of Gifu have shown that the area around modern-day Gifu has had residents since pre-history<sup id="cite_ref-heart_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heart-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because of Gifu's location in the fertile <a href="/wiki/N%C5%8Dbi_Plain" title="Nōbi Plain">Nōbi Plain</a>. The Ryomonji and Kotozuka sites have produced large burial mounds that are representative of the late-<a href="/wiki/Yayoi_period" title="Yayoi period">Yayoi period</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-heart_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heart-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is when rice cultivation began in Japan. As civilization in Japan grew, permanent settlements began to appear and, eventually, the village of Inokuchi was established, which would eventually become the modern city of Gifu. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sengoku_period">Sengoku period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sengoku period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kinka_zan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kinka_zan.jpg/250px-Kinka_zan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kinka_zan.jpg/330px-Kinka_zan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kinka_zan.jpg/500px-Kinka_zan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Mount Kinka (formerly Mount Inaba)</figcaption></figure> <p>"Control Gifu and you control Japan"<sup id="cite_ref-instant_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-instant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a common phrase during the <a href="/wiki/Sengoku_period" title="Sengoku period">Sengoku period</a> (15th to 17th century), since Gifu's central location in Japan made it a desirable location for those trying to unify the country. For over 200 years, the <a href="/wiki/Mino_Province" title="Mino Province">Mino Province</a> (including the present-day city of Gifu) was under control of the <a href="/wiki/Toki_clan" title="Toki clan">Toki clan</a>, a powerful regional clan.<sup id="cite_ref-sengokuexpo_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sengokuexpo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, during the Sengoku period, <a href="/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_D%C5%8Dsan" title="Saitō Dōsan">Saitō Dōsan</a>, a Toki vassal, rebelled against his clan and took control of Mino Province in 1542 and built <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Castle" title="Gifu Castle">Inabayama Castle</a> atop <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kinka_(Gifu)" title="Mount Kinka (Gifu)">Mount Inaba</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-instant_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-instant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from which he began his quest to unify Japan. </p><p>During Dōsan's reign, his daughter <a href="/wiki/N%C5%8Dhime" title="Nōhime">Nōhime</a> married Oda Nobunaga, the heir of the fast rising clan in the neighboring <a href="/wiki/Owari_Province" title="Owari Province">Owari Province</a>, with the hopes of an alliance of the two families' would present a powerful front against their competitors.<sup id="cite_ref-instant_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-instant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it would be Nobunaga that eventually absorbed Dōsan's <a href="/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_clan" title="Saitō clan">Saitō clan</a> in the mid-sixteenth century, as Dōsan had done to his retainer.<sup id="cite_ref-shogun_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shogun-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was during Nobunaga's reign of power that the area finally received its modern name. After consulting with a Buddhist priest,<sup id="cite_ref-instant_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-instant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nobunaga renamed the village and the surrounding Mino Province to Gifu in 1567.<sup id="cite_ref-kashimoristone_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kashimoristone-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He took the first character (岐 <i>gi</i>) from <a href="/wiki/Qishan_County" title="Qishan County">Qishan</a> (岐山), the legendary mountain from which <a href="/wiki/Zhou_dynasty" title="Zhou dynasty">most of ancient China</a> was unified. The second character (阜 <i>fu</i>) means "base of the mountain" and comes from <a href="/wiki/Qufu" title="Qufu">Qufu</a> (曲阜), the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Confucius" title="Confucius">Confucius</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gkankou_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gkankou-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though he was not originally from the area, Nobunaga chose to use Dōsan's castle and mountain as his base of operations, which he renamed <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Castle" title="Gifu Castle">Gifu Castle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kinka_(Gifu)" title="Mount Kinka (Gifu)">Mount Kinka</a>, respectively. In 1586, the <a href="/wiki/1586_Tensh%C5%8D_earthquake" title="1586 Tenshō earthquake">Tenshō earthquake</a> with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 affected the region, killing several thousand people.<sup id="cite_ref-NGDC_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NGDC-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gifu's economy grew immensely during this period, primarily due to its location at the center of Nobunaga's expanding empire. Additionally, Nobunaga established Rakuichi Rakuza (楽市楽座), a free market for his citizens to use, in direct response to the commercial monopoly of the area's temples and shrines.<sup id="cite_ref-heart_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heart-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The liveliness of the town caused <a href="/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Fr%C3%B3is" title="Luís Fróis">Luís Fróis</a>, a Portuguese Jesuit Missionary and guest of Nobunaga, to describe Gifu as a "bustling Babylon".<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Edo_and_Meiji_periods">Edo and Meiji periods</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Edo and Meiji periods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the death of Nobunaga, Gifu's growth continued through the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a> with the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Nakasend%C5%8D" title="Nakasendō">Nakasendō</a> as one of <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate" title="Tokugawa shogunate">Tokugawa</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Edo_Five_Routes" title="Edo Five Routes">five routes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-miru_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miru-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the route did not pass directly through Gifu, the nearby post towns of <a href="/wiki/Kan%C5%8D-juku" title="Kanō-juku">Kanō-juku</a> and <a href="/wiki/G%C5%8Ddo-juku" title="Gōdo-juku">Gōdo-juku</a> provided traffic and were later amalgamated into the modern city of Gifu. The area continued to prosper once Gifu became a central location along the Nakasendō. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifuearthquake.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Gifuearthquake.JPG/220px-Gifuearthquake.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Gifuearthquake.JPG/330px-Gifuearthquake.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Gifuearthquake.JPG/440px-Gifuearthquake.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1230" data-file-height="935" /></a><figcaption>Gifu Earthquake Memorial Hall</figcaption></figure> <p>In the middle of the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Meiji period">Meiji period</a>, Gifu was officially established as a city on July 1, 1889, with an original population of 25,750 people and an area of 10 km<sup>2</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-outline05_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline05-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 28, 1891, two years later, the <a href="/wiki/1891_Mino%E2%80%93Owari_earthquake" title="1891 Mino–Owari earthquake">Mino–Owari earthquake</a> occurred, estimated at 8 magnitude on the <a href="/wiki/Richter_Scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Richter Scale">Richter Scale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nsm_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsm-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About 37% of the city was lost to fire, resulting in 1,505 casualties (245 dead, 1,260 injured) and 6,336 buildings affected (3,993 of which were completely destroyed).<sup id="cite_ref-outline07_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline07-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, Gifu erected the first Earthquake Memorial Hall in all of Japan, which holds memorial services for the victims on the 28th of every month.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gifu recovered from the earthquake damage by the end of the Meiji period, and by 1911 was prosperous enough to establish a municipal street car service throughout the city.<sup id="cite_ref-outline05_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline05-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1940, Gifu absorbed the former post town of Kanō, greatly increasing its land area. Kanō had many traditional industries, which helped improve Gifu's overall industrial strength. With the neighboring city of <a href="/wiki/Kakamigahara,_Gifu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kakamigahara, Gifu">Kakamigahara</a> serving as an aeronautics center for Japan, Gifu was a large industrial center during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, including a downtown manufacturing sector.<sup id="cite_ref-39th_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39th-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, Gifu was the target of heavy <a href="/wiki/Firebombing" title="Firebombing">firebombing</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a>, culminating in the <a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Gifu_in_World_War_II" title="Bombing of Gifu in World War II">Gifu Air Raid</a> of July 9, 1945, which resulted in 1,383 casualties (863 dead, 520 injured) and 20,426 buildings affected.<sup id="cite_ref-outline05_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline05-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu commemorates these events each year on July 9, with the ringing of the Peace Bell at each temple within the city. Its sister cities also take part in these events. </p><p>During World War II, Gifu also served as the base for the creation of Japan's <a href="/wiki/Fire_balloon" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire balloon">fire balloons</a>. These paper-based, bomb-carrying hot air balloons were used in a failed attempt to cause havoc on American soil. Local high school girls made these fire balloons out of <i><a href="/wiki/Mino_washi" title="Mino washi">Mino washi</a></i> (a thin but strong Japanese paper) and <i><a href="/wiki/Konnyaku" class="mw-redirect" title="Konnyaku">konnyaku</a></i> paste.<sup id="cite_ref-bomb_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bomb-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally, rubberized silk was used to help these bombs use the newly discovered <a href="/wiki/Jet_stream" title="Jet stream">jet stream</a> to traverse the Pacific Ocean, but Gifu's paper was found to be both stronger, lighter, and more airtight.<sup id="cite_ref-fireballoon_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fireballoon-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the years following the wars, tragedy struck Gifu once again. On September 12, 1976, Typhoon 17 (<a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Fran" title="Typhoon Fran">Super Typhoon Fran</a>) struck the city, killing five people and affecting over 40,000 families.<sup id="cite_ref-outline05_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline05-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu recovered, however, through the establishment of various local industries. The city's growth reached such a point that it was designated a <a href="/wiki/Core_cities_of_Japan" title="Core cities of Japan">core city</a> by the national government in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-jlgc1_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlgc1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As its fashion industry has declined, however, the city has been looking towards manufacturing to revive the economy. A recent construction boom, much of which has occurred around <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Station" title="Gifu Station">JR Gifu Station</a>, has improved the city's economy. Both public construction projects (station area renovations and elevated walkways) and private efforts are revitalizing the city of Gifu.<sup id="cite_ref-jlgc1_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlgc1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Tower_43" title="Gifu City Tower 43">Gifu City Tower 43</a> is an example of cooperation between the public and private sectors, with part of the building belonging to the city and the remainder privately owned.<sup id="cite_ref-tower43_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tower43-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu expanded its size in 2006 by merging with the neighboring town of <a href="/wiki/Yanaizu,_Gifu" title="Yanaizu, Gifu">Yanaizu</a> (from <a href="/wiki/Hashima_District,_Gifu" title="Hashima District, Gifu">Hashima District</a>) during the <a href="/wiki/Municipal_mergers_and_dissolutions_in_Japan#Past_mergers" title="Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan">great Heisei merger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-outline07_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline07-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifu_City_Hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Gifu_City_Hall.jpg/200px-Gifu_City_Hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Gifu_City_Hall.jpg/300px-Gifu_City_Hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Gifu_City_Hall.jpg/400px-Gifu_City_Hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="565" /></a><figcaption>Gifu City Hall</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government">Local government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As with all Japanese cities, Gifu has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor-council" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor-council">mayor-council</a> form of government with a directly elected mayor and a <a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">unicameral</a> city legislature. The mayor serves a four-year term. Supporting the mayor are two vice-mayors and the city treasurer, all of whom are appointed by the mayor. The city legislature has 38 seats. No members of the city council are selected through at-large election. Like the mayor, each member of the city council serves a four-year term and all seats are up for election at the same time. The council chair and vice-chair are elected by members of the city assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-Gifu_city_coucil_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gifu_city_coucil-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city also supplies nine members of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly, who are also elected for a four-year term. </p><p>In terms of the national government, <a href="/wiki/Gifu_1st_district" title="Gifu 1st district">Gifu 1st district</a> (<i>Gifu-ken dai-ikku</i>) is a single-member electoral district for the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Japan)" title="House of Representatives (Japan)">House of Representatives</a>, the lower house of the <a href="/wiki/National_Diet" title="National Diet">National Diet</a>. The district consists of all of Gifu, excluding the former town of <a href="/wiki/Yanaizu,_Gifu" title="Yanaizu, Gifu">Yanaizu</a>, which falls into the <b>Gifu 3rd District</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_relations">External relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: External relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Twin_towns_–_sister_cities"><span id="Twin_towns_.E2.80.93_sister_cities"></span>Twin towns – sister cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Twin towns – sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Japan" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan">List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="International">International</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gifu is <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">twinned</a> with:<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Sister cities</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/40px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/60px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Campinas" title="Campinas">Campinas</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" class="mw-redirect" title="State of São Paulo">State of São Paulo</a>, Brazil, since 1982</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, United States, since 1988</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria"><img alt="Austria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Meidling" title="Meidling">Meidling (Vienna)</a>, Austria, since 1994</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thunder_Bay" title="Thunder Bay">Thunder Bay</a>, Canada, since 2007</li></ul> <dl><dt>Friendship cities</dt></dl> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/40px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/60px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Florence" title="Florence">Florence</a>, Italy, 1978</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a>, China, 1979</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National">National</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: National"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Toyama_Prefecture" title="Toyama Prefecture"><img alt="Toyama Prefecture" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg/23px-Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg/35px-Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg/45px-Flag_of_Toyama_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Toyama_(city)" title="Toyama (city)">Toyama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toyama_Prefecture" title="Toyama Prefecture">Toyama</a>, Japan, since 2007</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gifu's first major industry was textiles.<sup id="cite_ref-fashion_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fashion-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For a long period of time it rivaled <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a> as a leader of the Japanese fashion industry. The area just north of JR Gifu Station contains a variety of small clothing stores catering to many types of consumers. Furthermore, the city's main downtown covered shopping arcade, <a href="/wiki/Yanagase" title="Yanagase">Yanagase</a>, features many clothing, shoe, and accessory shops that carry both domestic and overseas goods. Over the past decade, though, as Gifu's fashion industry has declined steeply, the city has begun developing other industries to support the local economy. </p><p>One such industry is manufacturing. Because the city is located near <a href="/wiki/Aichi_Prefecture" title="Aichi Prefecture">Aichi Prefecture</a> and its many major automotive and heavy industry companies, such as <a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-toyota_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toyota-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu has become a prosperous area for many metalworking, mold and die, and parts subcontractors. Its access to neighboring areas using public transportation and highways has allowed companies to set up many factories and facilities in the area. </p><p>In addition to the modern industries upon which Gifu's economy rests, the city also has a wide array of traditional industries, which include traditional <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Fans" class="mw-redirect" title="Gifu Fans">Gifu Fans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mino_washi" title="Mino washi">Mino washi</a> and foods created from the <i><a href="/wiki/Ayu_sweetfish" title="Ayu sweetfish">ayu</a></i> sweetfish.<sup id="cite_ref-thrive_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thrive-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many shops throughout the city produce these goods. The most well-known local industries, though, are traditional <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Lanterns" class="mw-redirect" title="Gifu Lanterns">Gifu Lanterns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Umbrellas" class="mw-redirect" title="Gifu Umbrellas">Umbrellas</a>. There are approximately 15 businesses that make lanterns in the city, the largest of which is the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ozeki_Lantern,_Co.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ozeki Lantern, Co. (page does not exist)">Ozeki Lantern, Co.</a><sup id="cite_ref-ozeki_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ozeki-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Kanō area, visitors have the opportunity to take a course and make their own <a href="/wiki/Oil-paper_umbrella" title="Oil-paper umbrella">paper umbrellas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifu_University;_April_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Gifu_University%3B_April_2012.jpg/250px-Gifu_University%3B_April_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Gifu_University%3B_April_2012.jpg/330px-Gifu_University%3B_April_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Gifu_University%3B_April_2012.jpg/500px-Gifu_University%3B_April_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Gifu University</figcaption></figure> <p>Gifu has 48 nursery schools and 43 kindergartens available for children. The city government operates 47 public elementary schools, and one additional public elementary school is under the aegis of the national government; there is also one private elementary school. The city also has 22 public junior high schools, with one additional public junior high school and one private junior high school. There are also three private combined junior/senior high schools. After graduating from junior high school, students have the option of attending one of Gifu's 12 public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education or 5 private high schools.<sup id="cite_ref-citymap_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citymap-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gifu also has a <a href="/wiki/Chosen_gakko" class="mw-redirect" title="Chosen gakko">North Korean school</a>, the Gifu Korean Elementary and Junior High School<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%90%E9%98%9C%E6%9C%9D%E9%AE%AE%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%B4%9A%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1" class="extiw" title="ja:岐阜朝鮮初中級学校">岐阜朝鮮初中級学校</a></span></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city has 19 technical institutions and two public and six private colleges and universities. The largest of these is <a href="/wiki/Gifu_University" title="Gifu University">Gifu University</a>, the city's national university, which includes a hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-gidai_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gidai-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the private universities, <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Shotoku_Gakuen_University" title="Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University">Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University</a>, located in the area of the former town of Yanaizu offers a four-year program and also has an associated junior college.<sup id="cite_ref-shotoku1_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shotoku1-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Women%27s_University" title="Gifu Women's University">Gifu Women's University</a>, a private women's university founded in 1968 is also a four-year school.<sup id="cite_ref-gijodai_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gijodai-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Women%27s_College" title="Gifu City Women's College">Gifu City Women's College</a> was founded in 1946 as traditional college, but later became a city-supported, public junior college.<sup id="cite_ref-tanjo_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tanjo-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Pharmaceutical_University" title="Gifu Pharmaceutical University">Gifu Pharmaceutical University</a>, founded in 1932 as the Gifu City Pharmaceutical College, remains a public university offering graduate-level courses.<sup id="cite_ref-outline05_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline05-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Women%27s_College" title="Gifu City Women's College">Gifu City Women's College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Junior_College_of_Health_Science" title="Gifu Junior College of Health Science">Gifu Junior College of Health Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Pharmaceutical_University" title="Gifu Pharmaceutical University">Gifu Pharmaceutical University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Shotoku_Gakuen_University" title="Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University">Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Shotoku_Gakuen_Junior_College" title="Gifu Shotoku Gakuen Junior College">Gifu Shotoku Gakuen Junior College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu_University" title="Gifu University">Gifu University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Women%27s_University" title="Gifu Women's University">Gifu Women's University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heisei_College_of_Health_Sciences" title="Heisei College of Health Sciences">Heisei College of Health Sciences</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifustreetcar.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Gifustreetcar.JPG/250px-Gifustreetcar.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Gifustreetcar.JPG/330px-Gifustreetcar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Gifustreetcar.JPG/500px-Gifustreetcar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Retired Gifu <a href="/wiki/Tram" title="Tram">streetcar</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Gifu's central location and its past connection with the <a href="/wiki/Nakasend%C5%8D" title="Nakasendō">Nakasendō</a> make it one of Japan's central transportation hubs. In addition to being in the center of many rail and bus lines, the city also has nine national highways running through its borders. These include the <a href="/wiki/Meishin_Expressway" title="Meishin Expressway">Meishin Expressway</a>, <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai-Kanj%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway">Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_21" title="Japan National Route 21">Japan National Route 21</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_22" title="Japan National Route 22">22</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_156" title="Japan National Route 156">156</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_157" title="Japan National Route 157">157</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_248" title="Japan National Route 248">248</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_256" title="Japan National Route 256">256</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_303" title="Japan National Route 303">303</a>. </p><p>Two rail companies have major train stations downtown: JR Central (<a href="/wiki/Central_Japan_Railway_Company" title="Central Japan Railway Company">Central Japan Railway Company</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Meitetsu" title="Meitetsu">Meitetsu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-jr_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jr-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The JR <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_Main_Line" title="Tōkaidō Main Line">Tōkaidō Main Line</a> runs through and the <a href="/wiki/Takayama_Main_Line" title="Takayama Main Line">Takayama Main Line</a> begins at <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Station" title="Gifu Station">JR Gifu Station</a>. The JR <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_Shinkansen" class="mw-redirect" title="Tōkaidō Shinkansen">Tōkaidō Shinkansen</a>, however, does not run through Gifu Station; its nearest stops are <a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Station" title="Nagoya Station">Nagoya Station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gifu-Hashima_Station" title="Gifu-Hashima Station">Gifu-Hashima Station</a>. The Meitetsu lines include the <a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Nagoya_Main_Line" title="Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line">Nagoya Line</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Kakamigahara_Line" title="Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line">Kakamigahara Line</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Takehana_Line" title="Meitetsu Takehana Line">Takehana Line</a>, all of which originate at <a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Gifu_Station" title="Meitetsu Gifu Station">Meitetsu Gifu Station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-meitrain_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meitrain-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_logo_(central).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/JR_logo_%28central%29.svg/27px-JR_logo_%28central%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/JR_logo_%28central%29.svg/41px-JR_logo_%28central%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/JR_logo_%28central%29.svg/54px-JR_logo_%28central%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="278" /></a></span><a href="/wiki/Central_Japan_Railway_Company" title="Central Japan Railway Company">Central Japan Railway Company</a> (JR Tōkai)</dt></dl> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#f77321">■</span><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_Main_Line" title="Tōkaidō Main Line">Tōkaidō Main Line</a>: - <b><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Station" title="Gifu Station">Gifu</a></b> -<a href="/wiki/Nishi-Gifu_Station" title="Nishi-Gifu Station">Nishi-Gifu</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><span class="tmp-color" style="color:orange">■</span><a href="/wiki/Takayama_Main_Line" title="Takayama Main Line">Takayama Main Line</a>: - <b>Gifu</b> - <a href="/wiki/Nagamori_Station" title="Nagamori Station">Nagamori</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_logo_(freight).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/JR_logo_%28freight%29.svg/40px-JR_logo_%28freight%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/JR_logo_%28freight%29.svg/60px-JR_logo_%28freight%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="278" /></a></span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Freight_Railway_Company" title="Japan Freight Railway Company">Japan Freight Railway Company</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><span class="tmp-color" style="color:black">■</span> Tōkaido Main Line: Gifu Freight Terminal</li></ul> <dl><dt><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meitetsu_logomark_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Meitetsu_logomark_2.svg/20px-Meitetsu_logomark_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Meitetsu_logomark_2.svg/30px-Meitetsu_logomark_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Meitetsu_logomark_2.svg/40px-Meitetsu_logomark_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="254" /></a></span><a href="/wiki/Meitetsu" title="Meitetsu">Meitetsu</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><span class="tmp-color" style="color:red">■</span><a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Nagoya_Main_Line" title="Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line">Nagoya Line</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chajo_Station" title="Chajo Station">Chajo</a> - <a href="/wiki/Kan%C5%8D_Station_(Gifu)" title="Kanō Station (Gifu)"> Kanō</a> - <b><a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Gifu_Station" title="Meitetsu Gifu Station">Meitetsu Gifu</a></b></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><span class="tmp-color" style="color:green">■</span><a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Kakamigahara_Line" title="Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line">Kakamigahara Line</a>: <b>Meitetsu Gifu </b> - <a href="/wiki/Tagami_Station_(Gifu)" title="Tagami Station (Gifu)">Tagami</a> - <a href="/wiki/Hosobata_Station" title="Hosobata Station">Hosobata</a> - <a href="/wiki/Kirid%C5%8Dshi_Station" title="Kiridōshi Station">Kiridōshi</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tejikara_Station" title="Tejikara Station">Tejikara</a> - <a href="/wiki/Takadabashi_Station" title="Takadabashi Station">Takadabashi</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494" /><span class="tmp-color" style="color:chocolate">■</span><a href="/wiki/Meitetsu_Takehana_Line" title="Meitetsu Takehana Line">Takehana Line</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yanaizu_Station_(Gifu)" title="Yanaizu Station (Gifu)">Yanaizu</a></li></ul> <p>Until April 1, 2005, Meitetsu also operated a <a href="/wiki/Streetcar" class="mw-redirect" title="Streetcar">streetcar</a> line that ran through Gifu. </p><p>Municipal bus service first began in Gifu in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-outline05_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline05-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, Gifu Bus Co., Ltd. provides service within the city, as well as connections to other cities. Its highway buses connect the city with <a href="/wiki/Guj%C5%8D,_Gifu" title="Gujō, Gifu">Gujō</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shinjuku" title="Shinjuku">Shinjuku</a> in Tokyo. Gifu Bus also connects Nagoya with Gujō, <a href="/wiki/Seki,_Gifu" title="Seki, Gifu">Seki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mino,_Gifu" title="Mino, Gifu">Mino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shirakawa,_Gifu_(village)" title="Shirakawa, Gifu (village)">Shirakawa-gō</a>. In addition to inter-city bus routes, many local routes go throughout the city and neighboring areas. All bus lines pass through JR Gifu Station. </p><p>Another option for travel within Gifu is via bicycle. The city has instituted a bike rental program to increase tourism within the city.<sup id="cite_ref-cycle1_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cycle1-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bicycles can be rented at JR Gifu Station (second floor), Gifu City Hall (South Branch), Gifu Park (Museum of History), and the Cormorant Fishing Boat Viewing Office.<sup id="cite_ref-cycle2_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cycle2-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cormorant_fishing">Cormorant fishing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Cormorant fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifuukai2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Gifuukai2.jpg/250px-Gifuukai2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Gifuukai2.jpg/330px-Gifuukai2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Gifuukai2.jpg/500px-Gifuukai2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1419" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cormorant_fishing_on_the_Nagara_River" title="Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River">Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cormorant_fishing" title="Cormorant fishing">Cormorant fishing</a> is the representative tourist attraction of Gifu. Though it occurs in many places in Japan, cormorant fishing on the <a href="/wiki/Nagara_River" title="Nagara River">Nagara River</a> dates back more than 1,300 years.<sup id="cite_ref-cormorant_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cormorant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is also the largest display of cormorant fishing in all of Japan, with six fishing masters going down the river at the same time, using their birds to catch <i><a href="/wiki/Ayu_sweetfish" title="Ayu sweetfish">ayu</a></i> sweetfish. The season lasts from May 11 to October 15 every year and occurs each night, except during high water levels and the harvest moon.<sup id="cite_ref-ukai_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ukai-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Matsuo_Bash%C5%8D" title="Matsuo Bashō">Matsuo Bashō</a>, a renowned <a href="/wiki/Haiku" title="Haiku">haiku</a> poet in the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a>, spent many months in Gifu, creating <i>haiku</i> about many things, including cormorant fishing. Famed comedian <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin" title="Charlie Chaplin">Charlie Chaplin</a> also came to view cormorant fishing on the Nagara River twice, reportedly moved by the experience.<sup id="cite_ref-cormorant_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cormorant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums">Museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The largest of the city-supported museums is the <a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Museum_of_History" title="Gifu City Museum of History">Gifu City Museum of History</a>. It is located in Gifu Park and its permanent exhibit primarily focuses on Gifu's past, containing many hands-on exhibits.<sup id="cite_ref-rekishihaku_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rekishihaku-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It often hosts special exhibits, though, providing a broader field of information to its visitors. Also located in Gifu Park is the <a href="/wiki/Eiz%C5%8D_%26_T%C5%8Dichi_Kat%C5%8D_Memorial_Art_Museum" title="Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum">Eizō & Tōichi Katō Memorial Art Museum</a>, which is a semi-autonomous branch of the history museum. This art museum is dedicated to the works of the brothers <a href="/wiki/Eiz%C5%8D_Kat%C5%8D" title="Eizō Katō">Eizō</a> and <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dichi_Kat%C5%8D" title="Tōichi Katō">Tōichi Katō</a>, famous artists born in Gifu Prefecture. The Nagara River and cormorant fishing feature prominently in a number of their pieces. The Yanaizu Folklore Museum in the Yanaizu-chō area of the city is the other branch of the Museum of History.<sup id="cite_ref-rekishihaku_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rekishihaku-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:THE_MUSEUM_OF_FINE_ARTS,GIFU_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/THE_MUSEUM_OF_FINE_ARTS%2CGIFU_1.JPG/250px-THE_MUSEUM_OF_FINE_ARTS%2CGIFU_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/THE_MUSEUM_OF_FINE_ARTS%2CGIFU_1.JPG/330px-THE_MUSEUM_OF_FINE_ARTS%2CGIFU_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/THE_MUSEUM_OF_FINE_ARTS%2CGIFU_1.JPG/500px-THE_MUSEUM_OF_FINE_ARTS%2CGIFU_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu</figcaption></figure> <p>There are two other museums in Gifu Park, too. The <a href="/wiki/Nawa_Insect_Museum" title="Nawa Insect Museum">Nawa Insect Museum</a>, next to the history museum, and the Gifu Castle Archive Museum, next to Gifu Castle atop Mount Kinka. The Nawa Insect Museum was founded by <a href="/wiki/Yasushi_Nawa" title="Yasushi Nawa">Yasushi Nawa</a>, Japan's "Insect Man," in 1919,<sup id="cite_ref-heartland_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heartland-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and provides a closeup look at insects and their world. </p><p>Other museums include the <a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Science_Museum" title="Gifu City Science Museum">Gifu City Science Museum</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Gifu" title="Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu">Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu</a>, both located near the prefectural office. In addition to the Science Museum's general exhibits, it also includes a <a href="/wiki/Planetarium" title="Planetarium">planetarium</a> and a rooftop <a href="/wiki/Observatory" title="Observatory">observatory</a>. The prefectural Museum of Fine Arts was opened in 1982, dedicated to art and artists related to Gifu Prefecture, though it also contains pieces from around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-finearts_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finearts-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006 the city instituted a policy that allows elementary and junior high school students to enter many of the city's museums free of charge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals_and_events">Festivals and events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Festivals and events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dosan_Festival_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Dosan_Festival_1.jpg/220px-Dosan_Festival_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Dosan_Festival_1.jpg/330px-Dosan_Festival_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Dosan_Festival_1.jpg/440px-Dosan_Festival_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>A float in the Dōsan Festival</figcaption></figure> <p>The first major festivals of the year are the Dōsan Festival and the Gifu Festival, both of which occur on the first Saturday and following Sunday of April.<sup id="cite_ref-CVB_site_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVB_site-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because the Dōsan Festival is a memorial to Saitō Dōsan, many of the festivities take place near Jōzai-ji, where his remains are buried. The Gifu Festival is a <a href="/wiki/Shinto" title="Shinto">Shinto</a> festival that begins at Inaba Shrine and winds its way through other shrines within the city. Both festivals include street vendors, flea markets, and floats paraded through the city. The Gifu Nobunaga Festival, which takes place on the first Saturday and following Sunday of October, also pays homage to a former lord of Gifu. This festival centers on the downtown area and includes a procession of horses and warriors down the city's main streets.<sup id="cite_ref-outline07_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline07-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city also has festivals representing its cultural heritage. Twice each year, there is a Tejikara Fire Festival. It first occurs on the second Saturday of April at Tejikarao Shrine and it again occurs on the second Sunday of August at Nagara River Park.<sup id="cite_ref-CVB_site_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVB_site-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Half-naked men ring bells and carry shrines and other devices that shoot off large sparks. Near the end of August, the city sponsors Takigi <a href="/wiki/Noh" title="Noh">Noh</a>, a traditional form of Japanese theater that takes place on the banks of the Nagara River, lit only by the surrounding bonfires and the fires of cormorant boats.<sup id="cite_ref-CVB_site_52-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVB_site-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu_2008-C_02.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu_2008-C_02.JPG/250px-Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu_2008-C_02.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu_2008-C_02.JPG/330px-Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu_2008-C_02.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu_2008-C_02.JPG/500px-Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu_2008-C_02.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>2008 Flag Art Exhibition</figcaption></figure> <p>Twice a year, Gifu plays hosts to two large fireworks festivals. Large numbers of visitors gather on the banks of the Nagara River between Nagara and Kinka Bridge to see these festivals, among the largest in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-heartland_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heartland-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first festival, the <i><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Shimbun" title="Chunichi Shimbun">Chunichi Shimbun</a></i> Nagara River All-Japan Fireworks Festival, occurs on the last Saturday of July. The second, the Nagara River National Fireworks Display, occurs on the first Saturday of August.<sup id="cite_ref-CVB_site_52-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVB_site-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 30,000 fireworks are set off at each festival, with crowds of 400,000 and 120,000 visitors, respectively. </p><p>The downtown area serves as the location for <a href="/wiki/Flag_Art_Exhibition_in_Gifu" title="Flag Art Exhibition in Gifu">Flag Art Exhibitions</a> a few times throughout the year. The flags displayed measure approximately 3 by 1.8 metres (9.8 by 5.9 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-flagart_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flagart-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each set of displays revolves around a different theme (such as the beauty of Gifu or AIDS Awareness) or are created by a specific group of persons (for example, local school students or local artists). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletics">Athletics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nagaragawa_Inline_Skating.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Nagaragawa_Inline_Skating.jpg/250px-Nagaragawa_Inline_Skating.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Nagaragawa_Inline_Skating.jpg/330px-Nagaragawa_Inline_Skating.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Nagaragawa_Inline_Skating.jpg/500px-Nagaragawa_Inline_Skating.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Nagaragawa International Inline Skating Competition along the Naoko Takahashi Road</figcaption></figure> <p>The main sporting facility in the city is the <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Memorial_Center" title="Gifu Memorial Center">Gifu Memorial Center</a>, whose complex includes facilities for athletic and other events. Its athletic facilities include a track and field complex, a baseball stadium, and plazas for tennis and swimming, as well as martial arts and traditional arts facilities. There are also two large multi-purpose domes: the Deai Dome (seats 5,000) and the Fureai Dome (seats 700).<sup id="cite_ref-WEC_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WEC-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of the facilities are equipped for night events. The soccer field at the Memorial Center serves as the home to <a href="/wiki/FC_Gifu" title="FC Gifu">FC Gifu</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-fc_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fc-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the city's <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> representative in the <a href="/wiki/J-League" class="mw-redirect" title="J-League">J-League</a>. Next to Memorial Center is the Nagaragawa Sports Plaza, a sports science and training center. The facility accommodates up to 300 people and provides access to equipment for improving athletic ability.<sup id="cite_ref-WEC_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WEC-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Just south of these sports facilities, the Naoko Takahashi Road runs along the northern bank of the Nagara River.<sup id="cite_ref-road_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-road-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This pedestrian pathway is named after the Gifu-born marathoner <a href="/wiki/Naoko_Takahashi" title="Naoko Takahashi">Naoko Takahashi</a>, who won the gold medal in the event at the <a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Summer Olympics</a>. This road primarily stretches from Nagara Bridge to Chusetsu Bridge, providing a convenient course for events such as the <a href="/wiki/Terry_Fox_Run" title="Terry Fox Run">Terry Fox Run</a>, the Nagaragawa International <a href="/wiki/Inline_speed_skating" title="Inline speed skating">Inline Skating</a> Competition, and the <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Seiryu_Half_Marathon" title="Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon">Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-inline_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inline-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_attractions">Other attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Other attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifu_Sakura.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gifu_Sakura.jpeg/250px-Gifu_Sakura.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gifu_Sakura.jpeg/330px-Gifu_Sakura.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Gifu_Sakura.jpeg/500px-Gifu_Sakura.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="674" data-file-height="569" /></a><figcaption>Cherry blossom in a Gifu park</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Gifu_Park" title="Gifu Park">Gifu Park</a> is one of the major tourist attractions of the city because it contains many of the museums and is near many other sightseeing spots. However, it also serves as a gathering place because of its large shaded areas that include ponds, waterfalls, cherry trees and wisteria vines.<sup id="cite_ref-gpark_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gpark-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Next to Gifu Park is Mount Kinka, which serves as one of the main symbols of Gifu. It rises 329 m (1,079 ft) into the sky along the banks of the Nagara River and serves as the home of Gifu Castle, as well as many hiking trails.<sup id="cite_ref-trails_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trails-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other attractions include <a href="/wiki/Bairin_Park" title="Bairin Park">Bairin Park</a>, filled with over fifty types of <a href="/wiki/Ume" class="mw-redirect" title="Ume">plum</a> trees<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which bloom in an array of colors, from white to dark pink, each Spring. <a href="/wiki/Nagaragawa_Onsen" title="Nagaragawa Onsen">Nagaragawa Onsen</a> is a popular indoor location. This collection of <a href="/wiki/Onsen" title="Onsen">onsen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ryokan_(Japanese_inn)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryokan (Japanese inn)">ryokan</a> inns is located along the <a href="/wiki/Nagara_River" title="Nagara River">Nagara River</a> in central Gifu.<sup id="cite_ref-onsen_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onsen-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its many springs have a high iron content, considered beneficial for a variety of ailments.<sup id="cite_ref-cormorant_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cormorant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, its close location to the <a href="/wiki/Nagaragawa_Convention_Center" title="Nagaragawa Convention Center">Nagaragawa Convention Center</a> and various high-class hotels make it a popular area for guests. </p><p>North of the Nagara River is <a href="/wiki/Mount_Dodo" title="Mount Dodo">Mount Dodo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matsuo_Pond" title="Matsuo Pond">Matsuo Pond</a>. Mount Dodo is the tallest mountain in the city, rising 418 m (1,371 ft). In addition to its numerous hiking trails, it offers hikers views of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Haku" title="Mount Haku">Mount Haku</a> and the Nagara River. At the southern base of the mountain is <a href="/wiki/Matsuo_Pond" title="Matsuo Pond">Matsuo Pond</a>, which is popular during the fall when all of the foliage is changing colors. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Yanagase" title="Yanagase">Yanagase</a> covered shopping arcade was the primary shopping district of Gifu for many years, but recently that part of the downtown area has suffered a downturn in popularity as large modern shopping centers have opened in other areas. In addition to its many smaller retail shops and restaurants, Yanagase is also home to <a href="/wiki/Takashimaya" title="Takashimaya">Takashimaya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muji" title="Muji">Muji</a>, and two movie theaters. It was made famous throughout the country when <a href="/wiki/Kenichi_Mikawa" title="Kenichi Mikawa">Kenichi Mikawa</a>'s hit, "Yanagase Blues", was released in the 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-mikawa_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mikawa-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_areas">Historical areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Historical areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Castles">Castles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Castles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifupanorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Gifupanorama.jpg/250px-Gifupanorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Gifupanorama.jpg/330px-Gifupanorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Gifupanorama.jpg/500px-Gifupanorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>A panorama of Gifu</figcaption></figure> <p>Gifu's most famous castle is <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Castle" title="Gifu Castle">Gifu Castle</a>, located on Mount Kinka. First built by the <a href="/wiki/Nikaid%C5%8D_clan" title="Nikaidō clan">Nikaidō clan</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Kamakura_period" title="Kamakura period">Kamakura period</a>, the castle has gone through many forms, with its current version rebuilt in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-heartland_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heartland-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of its first residents was <a href="/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_D%C5%8Dsan" title="Saitō Dōsan">Saitō Dōsan</a>, who lived in the castle when it was still called <i>Inabayama Castle</i>. The next resident, Oda Nobunaga, changed the castle's name at the same time that he changed the name of the surrounding town. From the top of the castle, visitors have a 360-degree view, effectively giving them a view to all of the city's borders.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inside the castle are many artifacts from its past. </p><p>Though the two other castles in the city, <a href="/wiki/Kan%C5%8D_Castle" title="Kanō Castle">Kanō Castle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kawate_Castle" title="Kawate Castle">Kawate Castle</a>, only have ruins marking their former presence, they have both had important roles in the city's past. Kanō Castle was built shortly after the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sekigahara" title="Battle of Sekigahara">Battle of Sekigahara</a> when <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu" title="Tokugawa Ieyasu">Tokugawa Ieyasu</a> ordered the <a href="/wiki/Toyotomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyotomi">Toyotomi</a> family to build it upon the ruins of a former medieval castle. <a href="/wiki/Okudaira_Nobumasa" title="Okudaira Nobumasa">Okudaira Nobumasa</a> was the first person to live in the castle and he was followed by his descendants until the Meiji period. The castle's citadel ruins are designated a National Historic Site.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kawate Castle was used by the <a href="/wiki/Toki_clan" title="Toki clan">Toki clan</a> while they were guarding <a href="/wiki/Owari_Province" title="Owari Province">Owari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ise_Province" title="Ise Province">Ise</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mino_Province" title="Mino Province">Mino</a> <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Japan" title="Provinces of Japan">provinces</a> as the Chief Retainer of the <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dgun" class="mw-redirect" title="Shōgun">shogunate</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Muromachi_period" title="Muromachi period">Muromachi period</a>. It was also used as a meeting place for the cultural and social elite from <a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A stone monument near Seibi High School marks the castle's location. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_shrines">Major shrines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Major shrines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kan%C5%8Dtenmangu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Kan%C5%8Dtenmangu.jpg/220px-Kan%C5%8Dtenmangu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Kan%C5%8Dtenmangu.jpg/330px-Kan%C5%8Dtenmangu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Kan%C5%8Dtenmangu.jpg/440px-Kan%C5%8Dtenmangu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Kanō Tenman-gū</figcaption></figure> <p>The most famous <a href="/wiki/Shinto_shrine" title="Shinto shrine">shrines</a> in the city include <a href="/wiki/Inaba_Shrine" title="Inaba Shrine">Inaba Shrine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kogane_Shrine" title="Kogane Shrine">Kogane Shrine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kashimori_Shrine" title="Kashimori Shrine">Kashimori Shrine</a>. They are considered a family of shrines because the Inishiki Irihiko-no-mikoto god at Inaba Shrine is married to the Nunoshi Hime-mikoto goddess at Kogane Shrine; together, they are the parents of the Ichihaya-no-mikoto God at Kashimori Shrine.<sup id="cite_ref-inaba_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inaba-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inaba Shrine was originally located on the northern side of Mount Kinka, but was moved to its present location by <a href="/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_D%C5%8Dsan" title="Saitō Dōsan">Saitō Dōsan</a> during his reign over Gifu. Kogane Shrine is located in Kogane Park, behind the Gifu City Culture Center, and a popular legend says that, behind Kashimori Shrine, you can see the footprints of Tenba, a mythical horse.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kan%C5%8D_Tenman-g%C5%AB" title="Kanō Tenman-gū">Kanō Tenman-gū</a>, a shrine located in the former <a href="/wiki/Kan%C5%8D-juku" title="Kanō-juku">Kanō-juku</a>, was built in concurrence with Kanō Castle shortly after the Battle of Sekigahara. Originally built to serve as a place of worship for the castle's residents, it eventually became a place of prayer for many people within the growing town.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tejikarao_Shrine" title="Tejikarao Shrine">Tejikarao Shrine</a>, located in the eastern portion of the city, is famous as the home of the April Tejikara Fire Festival.<sup id="cite_ref-CVB_site_52-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVB_site-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is also home to seven of the <a href="/wiki/Mino_Thirty-three_Kannon" title="Mino Thirty-three Kannon">Mino Thirty-three Kannon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mino33_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mino33-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_temples">Major temples</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Major temples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifujozaiji.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Gifujozaiji.JPG/250px-Gifujozaiji.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Gifujozaiji.JPG/330px-Gifujozaiji.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Gifujozaiji.JPG/500px-Gifujozaiji.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to Jōzai-ji</figcaption></figure> <p>Because of the importance of both Saitō Dōsan and Oda Nobunaga, many of Gifu's temples hold strong connections to them. <a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dzai-ji_(Gifu)" title="Jōzai-ji (Gifu)">Jōzai-ji</a>, for instance, was built by <a href="/wiki/Sait%C5%8D_My%C5%8Dchin" title="Saitō Myōchin">Saitō Myōchin</a>, an ancestor of Dōsan, under the protection of <a href="/wiki/Toki_Shigeyori" title="Toki Shigeyori">Toki Shigeyori</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gcvb_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gcvb-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dōsan took advantage of this temple's support as he began his domination of Mino Province. His presence was so strong that his death was mourned at the temple for three generations, and his remains are now interred there. Zuiryō-ji was also built by Myōchin and is currently undergoing restoration. It contains the tombs of Shigeyori, Myōchin, and Gokei Kokushi. <a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dfuku-ji_(Gifu)" title="Sōfuku-ji (Gifu)">Sōfuku-ji</a> contains the "Blood Ceiling"; it was stained with the blood of the vassals of Oda Nobunaga's grandson, Oda Hidenobu, who committed <i><a href="/wiki/Seppuku" title="Seppuku">seppuku</a></i> during the Battle of Sekigahara after their leader's defeat. This temple contains the mausoleums of both Nobunaga and his son, Oda Nobutada.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D-ji_(Gifu)" title="Shōhō-ji (Gifu)">Shōhō-ji</a> is home to the <a href="/wiki/Gifu_Great_Buddha" title="Gifu Great Buddha">Gifu Great Buddha</a>, which is also referred to as the "Blessed Buddha". Built during the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a>, it was the first and largest dry-lacquered Buddha in Japan, and remains one of the three largest Great Buddha Images of Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-heartland_50-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heartland-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Buddha and its 13.7-meter (45-foot) bamboo frame took 38 years to build.<sup id="cite_ref-heartland_50-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heartland-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nearby garden offers tea and traditional foods.<sup id="cite_ref-buddha_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buddha-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jōdo-ji holds the remains of <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta_Hisa" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōta Hisa">Hanako</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auguste_Rodin" title="Auguste Rodin">Rodin</a>'s only Japanese model, who traveled extensively throughout Europe during her career. A statue of Hanako was erected at the temple in 2004. Hanako spent most of her later years in Gifu's Nishizono-chō, just east of Yanagase.<sup id="cite_ref-map_26-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lifestyle">Lifestyle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Lifestyle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gifu_City_Tower_43_from_east.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Gifu_City_Tower_43_from_east.jpg/250px-Gifu_City_Tower_43_from_east.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Gifu_City_Tower_43_from_east.jpg/330px-Gifu_City_Tower_43_from_east.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Gifu_City_Tower_43_from_east.jpg/500px-Gifu_City_Tower_43_from_east.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Tower_43" title="Gifu City Tower 43">Gifu City Tower 43</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The central area of the city serves as a satellite of nearby <a href="/wiki/Nagoya,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya, Aichi">Nagoya</a>, which has large offices of many international companies, including <a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-toyota_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toyota-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ease of commute between the two cities, as well as the plentiful apartment construction underway, has contributed to this distinction. Just west of Gifu Station is <a href="/wiki/Gifu_City_Tower_43" title="Gifu City Tower 43">Gifu City Tower 43</a>, a 43-story high-rise building developed by <a href="/wiki/Takenaka_Corporation" title="Takenaka Corporation">Takenaka Corporation</a> that opened on October 13, 2007 as the tallest building in Gifu Prefecture.<sup id="cite_ref-jlgc1_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlgc1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gifutower_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gifutower-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The upper 30 floors are divided into two- and three-bedroom apartments, including those for senior citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-gifutower_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gifutower-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lower floors will be used as offices or shops for targeted services such as medical care. Additionally, public space exists at the top of the building, allowing residents another 360-degree view of Gifu, complementing that offered from Gifu Castle.<sup id="cite_ref-jlgc1_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlgc1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city of Gifu is currently promoting the <i>Slow Life City Initiative</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-slowlife_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slowlife-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is similar to, but more comprehensive than, the <a href="/wiki/Slow_food" class="mw-redirect" title="Slow food">slow food</a> initiative. It is designed to encourage residents to lead slower lifestyles and provide an alternative to the fast-paced life of the modern world. Major elements of this campaign include more dependence on locally grown food; traditional culture and arts; and activities to increase citizens’ participation in their community.<sup id="cite_ref-slowlife_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slowlife-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to slow food, Gifu also hopes to include slow industry (traditional crafts), slow education (studying quality of life), and slow tourism (represented by cormorant fishing).<sup id="cite_ref-jlgc1_32-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jlgc1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people_from_Gifu">Notable people from Gifu</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Notable people from Gifu"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politicians">Politicians</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Politicians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yasuhiko_Funago" title="Yasuhiko Funago">Yasuhiko Funago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hajime_Furuta" title="Hajime Furuta">Hajime Furuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwao_Matsuda" title="Iwao Matsuda">Iwao Matsuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoji_Muto" title="Yoji Muto">Yoji Muto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seiko_Noda" title="Seiko Noda">Seiko Noda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yasuhiro_Sonoda" title="Yasuhiro Sonoda">Yasuhiro Sonoda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atsuko_Wakai" title="Atsuko Wakai">Atsuko Wakai</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Culture_and_arts">Culture and arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Culture and arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Haruka_Aizawa" title="Haruka Aizawa">Haruka Aizawa</a> - manga artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eiz%C5%8D_Kat%C5%8D" title="Eizō Katō">Eizō Katō</a> - painter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dichi_Kat%C5%8D" title="Tōichi Katō">Tōichi Katō</a> - painter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobuo_Kojima" title="Nobuo Kojima">Nobuo Kojima</a> - writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seijir%C5%8D_K%C5%8Dyama" title="Seijirō Kōyama">Seijirō Kōyama</a> - film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makoto_Raiku" title="Makoto Raiku">Makoto Raiku</a> - manga artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aki_Shimazaki" title="Aki Shimazaki">Aki Shimazaki</a> - writer (moved to Canada in 1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Shinoda" title="Masahiro Shinoda">Masahiro Shinoda</a> - film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morita_S%C5%8Dhei" title="Morita Sōhei">Morita Sōhei</a> - novelist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masamitsu_Tsuchida" title="Masamitsu Tsuchida">Masamitsu Tsuchida</a> - <a href="/wiki/Go_(game)" title="Go (game)">Go</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansai_Yamamoto" title="Kansai Yamamoto">Kansai Yamamoto</a> - fashion designer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/G%C5%8D_Ayano" class="mw-redirect" title="Gō Ayano">Gō Ayano</a> - actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yu_Hasebe" title="Yu Hasebe">Yu Hasebe</a> - actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miona_Hori" title="Miona Hori">Miona Hori</a> - idol, <a href="/wiki/Nogizaka46" title="Nogizaka46">Nogizaka46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hideaki_It%C5%8D" title="Hideaki Itō">Hideaki Itō</a> - actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoko_Kumada" title="Yoko Kumada">Yoko Kumada</a> - <a href="/wiki/Gravure_idol" class="mw-redirect" title="Gravure idol">gravure idol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mina_(voice_actress)" title="Mina (voice actress)">Mina</a> - voice actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nana_Okada_(singer,_born_1959)" title="Nana Okada (singer, born 1959)">Nana Okada</a> - singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reina_Sumi" title="Reina Sumi">Reina Sumi</a> - announcer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinnosuke_Tachibana" title="Shinnosuke Tachibana">Shinnosuke Tachibana</a> - voice actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minase_Yashiro" title="Minase Yashiro">Minase Yashiro</a> - gravure idol</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletes">Athletes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Athletes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sayaka_Aoki_(athlete)" title="Sayaka Aoki (athlete)">Sayaka Aoki</a> - track and field</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takahiro_Aoki" title="Takahiro Aoki">Takahiro Aoki</a> - former baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuko_Arai" title="Yuko Arai">Yuko Arai</a> - <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Asakura" title="Kenta Asakura">Kenta Asakura</a> - former baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinji_Iwata" title="Shinji Iwata">Shinji Iwata</a> - former baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masaaki_Mori_(baseball)" title="Masaaki Mori (baseball)">Masaaki Mori</a> - former baseball player and manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yasuyuki_Moriyama" title="Yasuyuki Moriyama">Yasuyuki Moriyama</a> - former football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomoko_Okuda" title="Tomoko Okuda">Tomoko Okuda</a> - professional boxer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toru_Suzuki" title="Toru Suzuki">Toru Suzuki</a> - golfer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morimichi_Takagi" title="Morimichi Takagi">Morimichi Takagi</a> - former baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jumpei_Takahashi" title="Jumpei Takahashi">Jumpei Takahashi</a> - baseball player, <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naoko_Takahashi" title="Naoko Takahashi">Naoko Takahashi</a> - long-distance runner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a> - wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Tezuka" title="Tsuyoshi Tezuka">Tsuyoshi Tezuka</a> - drifting driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Wada" title="Kazuhiro Wada">Kazuhiro Wada</a> - former baseball player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenkichi_Kagami" title="Kenkichi Kagami">Kenkichi Kagami</a> - entrepreneur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takeyoshi_Kawashima" title="Takeyoshi Kawashima">Takeyoshi Kawashima</a> - jurist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirosi_Ooguri" title="Hirosi Ooguri">Hirosi Ooguri</a> - physicist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nagara_Tenjin_Shrine" title="Nagara Tenjin Shrine">Nagara Tenjin Shrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uguisudani_Junior_and_Senior_High_School" title="Uguisudani Junior and Senior High School">Uguisudani Junior and Senior High School</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-outline07-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-outline07_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-outline07_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-outline07_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-outline07_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-outline07_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-outline07_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Outline of Gifu City 2007</i>. Gifu City Hall, April 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This official symbol pays homage to Gifu's original name, Inokuchi<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">井口</span></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-outline07_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outline07-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gifu_HP2-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gifu_HP2_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gifu_HP2_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182551/http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/item/4106.htm#Contentpane"><bdi lang="ja">市のシンボル（市章、市の花・木）</bdi></a>. <i>City of Gifu Official Web Site</i> (in Japanese). City of Gifu. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/item/4106.htm#Contentpane">the original</a> on 26 December 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 December</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=City+of+Gifu+Official+Web+Site&rft.atitle=%E5%B8%82%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB%EF%BC%88%E5%B8%82%E7%AB%A0%E3%80%81%E5%B8%82%E3%81%AE%E8%8A%B1%E3%83%BB%E6%9C%A8%EF%BC%89&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.city.gifu.lg.jp%2Fitem%2F4106.htm%23Contentpane&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGifu" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sengokuexpo-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sengokuexpo_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sengokuexpo_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sengoku-expo.net/person/E/053.html">Toki clan</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Sengoku Expo. Accessed July 4, 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927040753/http://www.sengoku-expo.net/person/E/053.html">Archived</a> September 27, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-instant-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-instant_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-instant_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-instant_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-instant_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-instant_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Instant Gifu</i>. Gifu International Center, 1995.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-miru-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-miru_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-miru_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/miru_14.html">Nakasendo to Shukuba-machi</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070813104751/http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/miru_14.html">Archived</a> August 13, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Gifu City Hall. Accessed September 9, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-thrive-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-thrive_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thrive_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thrive_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Gifu City: Where History and Culture Still Thrive</i>. Gifu City Tourism Convention Division, 2007].</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cormorant-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cormorant_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cormorant_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cormorant_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cormorant_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/08_eng_01.html">Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070428140739/http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/08_eng_01.html">Archived</a> April 28, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Gifu City Hall. Accessed June 8, 2007. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jr-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-jr_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jr_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jr-central.co.jp/services.nsf/station_map/gifu">JR Tōkai: Gifu no Goannai</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071117211751/http://jr-central.co.jp/services.nsf/station_map/gifu">Archived</a> November 17, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> JR Central. Accessed December 5, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-meitrain-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-meitrain_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-meitrain_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/english/major/stations/1176173_2163.html">Meitetsu Gifu Station</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Meitetsu Railroad. Accessed January 18, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WEC-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WEC_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WEC_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WEC_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/convention/shisetsu_event_village.php">World Event and Convention Facilities</a>. Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau. Accessed January 20, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gifu_HP-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Gifu_HP_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp">"Gifu City official home page"</a> (in Japanese). City of Gifu. 1 December 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Ozeki Lantern, Co. Accessed January 18, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-citymap-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-citymap_39-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Map of Gifu City</i>. Gifu City Hall International Affairs Division, January 15, 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040606072043/http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~gihuhak/jyugyousannkan.htm"><bdi lang="ja">「公開授業」のご案内</bdi></a>. Gifu Korean Elementary and Junior High School. June 6, 2004. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~gihuhak/jyugyousannkan.htm">the original</a> on 2004-06-06.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E3%80%8C%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B%E6%8E%88%E6%A5%AD%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AE%E3%81%94%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85&rft.pub=Gifu+Korean+Elementary+and+Junior+High+School&rft.date=2004-06-06&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.ocn.ne.jp%2F~gihuhak%2Fjyugyousannkan.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGifu" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.webcitation.org/6cGktqdmJ?url=http://www.chongryon.com/j/cr/link3.html"><bdi lang="ja">ウリハッキョ一覧</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/Chongryon" title="Chongryon">Chongryon</a>. 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Gifu University. Accessed January 18, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shotoku1-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-shotoku1_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shotoku.ac.jp/index.html">Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University Homepage</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University. Accessed January 18, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gijodai-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-gijodai_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gijodai.jp/">Gifu Women's University Homepage</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080112142852/http://www.gijodai.jp/">Archived</a> 2008-01-12 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Gifu Women's University. Accessed January 18, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tanjo-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-tanjo_45-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gifu-cwc.ac.jp/index.html">Gifu City Women's College Homepage</a>. Gifu City Women's College. Accessed January 18, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130525053358/http://www.gifu-cwc.ac.jp/index.html">Archived</a> May 25, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cycle1-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cycle1_46-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/machi/rentas/index.htm">Machinaka Rent-a-cycle</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070909020216/http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/machi/rentas/index.htm">Archived</a> September 9, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Gifu Lively City Corporation. Accessed September 18, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cycle2-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cycle2_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/40120722/40120722.html">Gifu City Rent-a-cycle Port Guide</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Gifu City Hall. Accessed September 18, 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120207003742/http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/40120722/40120722.html">Archived</a> February 7, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ukai-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ukai_48-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River</i>. Gifu City Cormorant Fishing Viewing Boat Office, 2007. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rekishihaku-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rekishihaku_49-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rekishihaku_49-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/event/rekishi//">Gifu City Museum of History Homepage</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070625230645/http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/event/rekishi/">Archived</a> June 25, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Gifu City Museum of History. Accessed June 8, 2007. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-heartland-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-heartland_50-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-heartland_50-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-heartland_50-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-heartland_50-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-heartland_50-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Gifu Prefecture: Japan's Beautiful Heartland</i>. Gifu International Center, 1994.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-finearts-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-finearts_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/pref/s27213/">Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070613230758/http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/pref/s27213/">Archived</a> 2007-06-13 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu. Accessed June 5, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CVB_site-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CVB_site_52-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CVB_site_52-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CVB_site_52-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CVB_site_52-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CVB_site_52-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/event/index.shtml">Gifu City Event Calendar</a>. Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau. Accessed June 5, 2007. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090307091149/http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/event/index.shtml">Archived</a> March 7, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-flagart-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-flagart_53-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.soho-japan.co.jp/flag/index.html">Flag Art Display</a>. Sōhō Japan. Accessed June 5, 2007. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-fc-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-fc_54-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fc-gifu.com/">FC Gifu Official Site</a>. FC Gifu. Accessed January 18, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-road-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-road_55-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/kawatomizu/tushinbo/h15/kiso_jou/takahashi.htm">Naoko Takahashi Road</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201241/http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/kawatomizu/tushinbo/h15/kiso_jou/takahashi.htm">Archived</a> 2015-09-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. MLIT. Accessed January 18, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-inline-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-inline_56-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/22180035/22180035.html">13th Annual Nagaragawa International Inline Skating Competition</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080216230705/http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/22180035/22180035.html">Archived</a> February 16, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Gifu City Hall. Accessed January 18, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gifu-marathon.jp/outline/index_e.html">Race Outline</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130429132117/http://www.gifu-marathon.jp/outline/index_e.html">Archived</a> 2013-04-29 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Gifu Marathon. Retrieved on 2013-05-20.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gpark-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-gpark_58-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/miru_04.html">Gifu City Sightseeing Guide</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080105212857/http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/miru_04.html">Archived</a> January 5, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Gifu City Hall. Accessed January 20, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-trails-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-trails_59-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/miru_03.html">Mt. Kinka Hiking Trails</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070623173752/http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/kankou/miru_03.html">Archived</a> June 23, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Gifu City Hall. Accessed June 12, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-onsen-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-onsen_60-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nagaragawa.org/">Gifu Nagaragawa Onsen</a>. Gifu Nagaragawa Onsen and Ryokan Cooperative. Accessed June 6, 2007. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mikawa-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mikawa_61-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.crownrecord.co.jp/artist/mikawa/discography.html">Kenichi Mikawa Discography</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100102115014/http://www.crownrecord.co.jp/artist/mikawa/discography.html">Archived</a> 2010-01-02 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Nippon Crown Co., Ltd. Accessed January 18, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-inaba-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-inaba_62-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.inabasan.com/">Inaba Shrine</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Inaba Shrine. Accessed July 6, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mino33-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mino33_63-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mino33kannon.info/index.html">Mino 33 Kannon</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Mino Seigoku Sanjūsan Kannon Reijō-kai. Accessed June 6, 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gcvb-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-gcvb_64-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/meisyo/jozaiji.shtml">Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau: Jyozai Temple</a>. Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau. Accessed October 18, 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081208131024/http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/meisyo/jozaiji.shtml">Archived</a> December 8, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-buddha-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-buddha_65-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/meisyo/gifudaibutu.shtml">Gifu Great Buddha</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081208131014/http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/meisyo/gifudaibutu.shtml">Archived</a> December 8, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau. Accessed June 5, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gifutower-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gifutower_66-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gifutower_66-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gifucity-tower43.jp/">Gifu City Tower 43</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> Gifu City Tower 43. Accessed June 22, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-slowlife-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-slowlife_67-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-slowlife_67-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/40121751/40121751.html">Slow Life City Gifu</a>. Gifu City Hall. Accessed January 20, 2008. <span class="languageicon">(in Japanese)</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120207003810/http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/40121751/40121751.html">Archived</a> February 7, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gifu&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/20px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Arakawa,_Tokyo" title="Arakawa, Tokyo">Arakawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunky%C5%8D" title="Bunkyō">Bunkyō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiyoda,_Tokyo" title="Chiyoda, Tokyo">Chiyoda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edogawa,_Tokyo" title="Edogawa, Tokyo">Edogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itabashi" title="Itabashi">Itabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katsushika" title="Katsushika">Katsushika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kita,_Tokyo" title="Kita, Tokyo">Kita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dt%C5%8D" title="Kōtō">Kōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meguro" title="Meguro">Meguro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakano,_Tokyo" title="Nakano, Tokyo">Nakano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerima" title="Nerima">Nerima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Tokyo" title="Ōta, Tokyo">Ōta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setagaya" title="Setagaya">Setagaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shibuya" title="Shibuya">Shibuya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinagawa" title="Shinagawa">Shinagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinjuku" title="Shinjuku">Shinjuku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suginami" title="Suginami">Suginami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumida,_Tokyo" title="Sumida, Tokyo">Sumida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshima" title="Toshima">Toshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tait%C5%8D" title="Taitō">Taitō</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cities_designated_by_government_ordinance_of_Japan" title="Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan">Designated cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_(city)" title="Chiba (city)">Chiba</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamamatsu" title="Hamamatsu">Hamamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niigata_(city)" title="Niigata (city)">Niigata</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okayama" title="Okayama">Okayama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saitama_(city)" title="Saitama (city)">Saitama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakai" title="Sakai">Sakai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sapporo" title="Sapporo">Sapporo</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_(city)" title="Shizuoka (city)">Shizuoka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a><sup>※</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Core_cities_of_Japan" title="Core cities of Japan">Core cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akashi,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" title="Akashi, Hyōgo">Akashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akita_(city)" title="Akita (city)">Akita</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amagasaki" title="Amagasaki">Amagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aomori" title="Aomori">Aomori</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asahikawa" title="Asahikawa">Asahikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukui_(city)" title="Fukui (city)">Fukui</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_(city)" title="Fukushima (city)">Fukushima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama,_Hiroshima" title="Fukuyama, Hiroshima">Fukuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funabashi" title="Funabashi">Funabashi</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gifu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachinohe" title="Hachinohe">Hachinohe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachi%C5%8Dji" title="Hachiōji">Hachiōji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakodate" title="Hakodate">Hakodate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi%C5%8Dsaka" title="Higashiōsaka">Higashiōsaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himeji" title="Himeji">Himeji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirakata" title="Hirakata">Hirakata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichinomiya,_Aichi" title="Ichinomiya, Aichi">Ichinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwaki,_Fukushima" title="Iwaki, Fukushima">Iwaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanazawa" title="Kanazawa">Kanazawa</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashiwa" title="Kashiwa">Kashiwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawagoe,_Saitama" title="Kawagoe, Saitama">Kawagoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawaguchi,_Saitama" title="Kawaguchi, Saitama">Kawaguchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi,_K%C5%8Dchi" title="Kōchi, Kōchi">Kōchi</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dfu" title="Kōfu">Kōfu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Driyama" title="Kōriyama">Kōriyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koshigaya" title="Koshigaya">Koshigaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurashiki" title="Kurashiki">Kurashiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurume" title="Kurume">Kurume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maebashi" title="Maebashi">Maebashi</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsue" title="Matsue">Matsue</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsumoto,_Nagano" title="Matsumoto, Nagano">Matsumoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsuyama" title="Matsuyama">Matsuyama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_(city)" title="Miyazaki (city)">Miyazaki</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mito,_Ibaraki" title="Mito, Ibaraki">Mito</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morioka" title="Morioka">Morioka</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagano_(city)" title="Nagano (city)">Nagano</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nara_(city)" title="Nara (city)">Nara</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyagawa,_Osaka" title="Neyagawa, Osaka">Neyagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_(city)" title="Ōita (city)">Ōita</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okazaki,_Aichi" title="Okazaki, Aichi">Okazaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu" title="Ōtsu">Ōtsu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasebo" title="Sasebo">Sasebo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimonoseki" title="Shimonoseki">Shimonoseki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suita" title="Suita">Suita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takamatsu" title="Takamatsu">Takamatsu</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takasaki" title="Takasaki">Takasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takatsuki" title="Takatsuki">Takatsuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tottori_(city)" title="Tottori (city)">Tottori</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyama_(city)" title="Toyama (city)">Toyama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyohashi" title="Toyohashi">Toyohashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyonaka" title="Toyonaka">Toyonaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota,_Aichi" title="Toyota, Aichi">Toyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utsunomiya" title="Utsunomiya">Utsunomiya</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakayama_(city)" title="Wakayama (city)">Wakayama</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao,_Osaka" title="Yao, Osaka">Yao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_(city)" title="Yamagata (city)">Yamagata</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka" title="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Special_cities_of_Japan" title="Special cities of Japan">Special cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atsugi" title="Atsugi">Atsugi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chigasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Chigasaki, Kanagawa">Chigasaki</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuji,_Shizuoka" title="Fuji, Shizuoka">Fuji</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiratsuka" title="Hiratsuka">Hiratsuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki,_Osaka" title="Ibaraki, Osaka">Ibaraki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isesaki" title="Isesaki">Isesaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Detsu,_Niigata" title="Jōetsu, Niigata">Jōetsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakogawa,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" title="Kakogawa, Hyōgo">Kakogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasugai,_Aichi" title="Kasugai, Aichi">Kasugai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasukabe,_Saitama" title="Kasukabe, Saitama">Kasukabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishiwada,_Osaka" title="Kishiwada, Osaka">Kishiwada</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumagaya" title="Kumagaya">Kumagaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagaoka,_Niigata" title="Nagaoka, Niigata">Nagaoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numazu" title="Numazu">Numazu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odawara" title="Odawara">Odawara</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Gunma" title="Ōta, Gunma">Ōta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_(city)" title="Saga (city)">Saga</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C5%8Dka" title="Sōka">Sōka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takarazuka,_Hy%C5%8Dgo" title="Takarazuka, Hyōgo">Takarazuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokorozawa,_Saitama" title="Tokorozawa, Saitama">Tokorozawa</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsukuba" title="Tsukuba">Tsukuba</a><sup>☆</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamato,_Kanagawa" title="Yamato, Kanagawa">Yamato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokkaichi" title="Yokkaichi">Yokkaichi</a><sup>☆</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_Japan" title="List of capitals in Japan">Prefectural capitals</a><br /> <small>without designation</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tsu,_Mie" title="Tsu, Mie">Tsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_(city)" title="Tokushima (city)">Tokushima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_(city)" title="Yamaguchi (city)">Yamaguchi</a></li></ul> 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title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Japan" title="List of cities in Japan">Cities in Japan with a population of 200,000+</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2,000,000 and more</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> (capital)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1,000,000–1,999,999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sapporo" title="Sapporo">Sapporo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawasaki,_Kanagawa" title="Kawasaki, Kanagawa">Kawasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saitama_(city)" title="Saitama (city)">Saitama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendai" title="Sendai">Sendai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">500,000–999,999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kitakyushu" title="Kitakyushu">Kitakyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiba_(city)" title="Chiba (city)">Chiba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setagaya" title="Setagaya">Setagaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakai" title="Sakai">Sakai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niigata_(city)" title="Niigata (city)">Niigata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamamatsu" title="Hamamatsu">Hamamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_(city)" title="Shizuoka (city)">Shizuoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagamihara" title="Sagamihara">Sagamihara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerima" title="Nerima">Nerima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okayama" title="Okayama">Okayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cta,_Tokyo" title="Ōta, Tokyo">Ōta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumamoto" title="Kumamoto">Kumamoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edogawa,_Tokyo" title="Edogawa, Tokyo">Edogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adachi,_Tokyo" title="Adachi, Tokyo">Adachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kagoshima" title="Kagoshima">Kagoshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funabashi" title="Funabashi">Funabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachi%C5%8Dji" title="Hachiōji">Hachiōji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawaguchi,_Saitama" title="Kawaguchi, Saitama">Kawaguchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himeji" title="Himeji">Himeji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suginami" title="Suginami">Suginami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itabashi" title="Itabashi">Itabashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsuyama" title="Matsuyama">Matsuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi%C5%8Dsaka" title="Higashiōsaka">Higashiōsaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utsunomiya" title="Utsunomiya">Utsunomiya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">200,000–499,999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matsudo" title="Matsudo">Matsudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurashiki" title="Kurashiki">Kurashiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichikawa,_Chiba" title="Ichikawa, Chiba">Ichikawa, Chiba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_(city)" title="Ōita (city)">Oita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama,_Hiroshima" title="Fukuyama, Hiroshima">Fukuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amagasaki" title="Amagasaki">Amagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanazawa" title="Kanazawa">Kanazawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki" title="Nagasaki">Nagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dt%C5%8D" title="Kōtō">Kōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katsushika" title="Katsushika">Katsushika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokosuka" title="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyama_(city)" title="Toyama (city)">Toyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota,_Aichi" title="Toyota, Aichi">Toyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takamatsu,_Kagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Takamatsu, Kagawa">Takamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machida,_Tokyo" title="Machida, Tokyo">Machida</a></li> <li><a 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