Gifu
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Japan In FocusStudents, Others Handpick New Tea in Gifu
HIGASHI-SHIRAKAWA, Gifu — About 90 participants, including students of Nagoya University of Arts ...
June 3, 2024
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Travel SpotsVillage in Gifu Pref. Holds 32nd Annual Tsuchinoko Festival; 800 Participants Seek Snake-Like Creature
GIFU — A festival in which people search for the legendary snake-like creature called the tsuchin...
May 6, 2024
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General NewsUNESCO-Recognized Takayama Spring Festival Sees Floats Under Cherry Blossoms
A traditional spring festival recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage was held in Ta...
April 15, 2024
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Japan In FocusNew App Providing Easy Calculation of Global Shipping Costs Hopes to Boost Sales of Hida Furniture to Foreign Travelers
GIFU — To boost sales of acclaimed Hida-brand wood furniture from Gifu Prefecture that is popular wi...
February 21, 2024
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Travel SpotsLight-Up Event Starts at Shirakawa-go World Heritage Site, Brightening Village One Night a Week
A light-up event started at the village of Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO World Heritage site with distincti...
January 15, 2024
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Travel SpotsFluorite Mine in Gifu Pref. Attracts Tourists
Fluorite glows blue and purple under black light at the Sasahora Mine in Gero, Gifu Prefecture, in t...
July 8, 2023
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Japan In FocusGifu: Japan Schoolkids ‘Beat’ F4 Fighter Jet in ‘Tug-of-War’ Event
KAKAMIGAHARA, Gifu — Elementary schoolers succeeded in displacing an F-4 Phantom fighter jet in a sp...
March 12, 2023
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Travel SpotsBrightly Dyed Festival Fabric Gets Wintry Airing
Workers air colorfully dyed cloth in a snow-covered landscape in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. ...
February 2, 2023
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Japan In FocusGifu: Parents, children plant 25 sakura saplings in park
GERO, Gifu — Local parents and children planted cherry tree saplings at Maruyama Park in Gero, Gifu ...
December 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusGifu: Admirers of cormorant fishing return in droves
GIFU — The cormorant fishing season concluded in Gifu on Oct. 15, attracting 52,889 onlookers on ple...
November 13, 2022
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Japan In FocusGifu: Ambassador’s kendo strike a mark of friendship
GIFU — Lithuania’s Ambassador to Japan Aurelijus Zykas visited Gifu Prefecture and took part in kend...
August 27, 2022
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Japan In FocusGifu’s wadaiko drummer vows to facilitate exchanges with U.S.
GIFU — Wadaiko Japanese drum performer Takumi Kato recently met with Setsuji Aoyama, the mayor of Na...
August 7, 2022
"Gifu" Popular Articles
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M4.5 Earthquake Hits Gifu Prefecture, Area Northeast of Nagoya; No Tsunami Warning, says JMA
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Translucent Paper Fan in Peak Production for Upcoming Summer Season in Gifu Pref.
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Visitors Enjoy Boat Rides Under Cherry Blossoms in Ogaki, Gifu Pref. in Japan
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Bear Attacks, Injures Spanish Tourist at UNESCO Site Shirakawa-go in Gifu Pref.
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Traditional cormorant fishing season opens as scheduled after three years in Gifu Prefecture