Gifu
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Gifu (岐阜市, Gifu-shi) is a city in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[4] It is the capital city of Gifu Prefecture.[5]
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岐阜市 | |
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| File:Gifu montage.jpg | |
Flag of Flag Official seal of Seal | |
| Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture Location of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′23.6″N 136°45′38.8″E / 35.423222°N 136.760778°ECoordinates: 35°25′23.6″N 136°45′38.8″E / 35.423222°N 136.760778°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shigemitsu Hosoe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 203.60 km2 (78.61 sq mi) |
| Population (December 1, 2017) | |
| • Total | 411,722 [2] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Japanese Chinquapin [3] |
| - Flower | Scarlet Sage[3] |
| Phone number | 0581-22-2111 |
| Address | 18 Imazawa-chō, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8701 |
| Website | Official website |
It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.[6]
Gifu Media
Nagara River flowing through Gifu
- Kinka zan.jpg
Mount Kinka (formerly Mount Inaba)
- Gifuearthquake.JPG
Gifu Earthquake Memorial Hall
- Gifu City Hall.jpg
Gifu City Hall in Gifu Preferture, Japan
- Gifu University; April 2012.jpg
Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
- Gifustreetcar.JPG
Retired Gifu streetcar
Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River
- THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS,GIFU 1.JPG
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS,GIFU（w:ja:岐阜県美術館）,Gifu,Gifu,Japan（岐阜県岐阜市）で撮影。外観。
- Dosan Festival 1.jpg
A float in the Dōsan Festival
- Flag Art Exhibition in Gifu 2008-C 02.JPG
Flag Art Exhibition in Gifu, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
- Views of Gifu city from Gifu City Tower 43 - 2022 Jan 3.webm
Various Gifu city views seen from Gifu City Tower 43 (2022)
References
- ↑ This official symbol pays homage to Gifu's original name, Inokuchi (井口).
- ↑ "Gifu City official home page" (in Japanese). City of Gifu. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "市のシンボル（市章、市の花・木）". City of Gifu Official Web Site (in Japanese). City of Gifu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 70.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gifu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 246; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
Other websites
Media related to Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/c/19110106/19110106.html Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
