Category: Gifu

Gifu-ken (I.e.

Gifu-ken has a population of 1.979.516 inhabitants, including about 49.649 foreign citizens, of which approximately 13.687 are Brazilians, 685 Peruvians, 297 Americans, 9.996 Chinese, 5.238 Koreans and others (Data town hall.

It is the 7th largest Japanese province, with approximately 10.621 square kilometers, surrounded by other 7 provinces Aichi, Fukui, Ishikawa, Wed, Nagano, Shiga and Toyamae, being one of the few where there is no coast.

It consists of the ancient provinces of Hida and Mino, in addition to smaller parts of Echizen and Shinano. The province's name derives from its capital Gifu, during his campaign to unify all of Japan in 1567. The first character used comes from Qishan (岐山), a legendary mountain from which most of China was unified, while the second character comes from Qufu (曲阜), the Confucius' birthplace. Nobunaga chose that name because he wanted to unify the whole of Japan and wanted to be seen as a great mind.

Historically, the province served as a sword-making center throughout Japan, with Seki being known for making the best swords in Japan. More recently, its strengths are fashionable (mainly in Gifu city) and aerospace engineering (Kakamigahara) .

A Gifu city it is known as a historic town with Ukai (cormorant fishing) on the pristine Nagara River, a tradition with some 1300 years of history. Agriculture is also an important industry because of Gifu's vast arable plains. It is also famous for the Gifu Castle, a central landmark in the history of the XNUMXth century general Daimyo Oda Nobunaga.

Origin of the name Gifu

It is said that the name GIFU was chosen by Nobunaga Oda, among the 3 names (KIZAN, SHIHI, GIFU) suggested by the Zen monk (Souon Takugen) of the Masahide temple of the Owari region, when he transferred the residential castle to Inaba mountain. It is said that the Buddhist priest Takugen thought of these names, following the ancient historical fact of China. Thus, Nobunaga that aimed to conquer the country, chose the denomination GIFU, changing from Inokuchi for Gifu the vicinity of Inaba mountain castle.

However, there are various theories about the origin of the Gifu denomination, such as was already used among Zen monks, even before the Nobunaga so named.

Gifu production activities

In each region of Gifu Province there is the cultivation of various agricultural products throughout the year, according to the natural conditions of the place. Taking advantage of the warm climate of the plain in the southwest region of the Province, the rice is actively cultivated. And, taking advantage of the cool summer climate of the areas between the mountains to the high and cool areas of the Hida, Chuno and Tono regions, actively plant vegetables such as summer turnip, spinach, tomato and others. In the mountainous regions, there are also cattle farms for cutting and milk production. In the fishing industry, there is Ayu fishing as the main fishing activity in rivers and the fish farming of Rainbow Trout, Amago and others.

Flag

Chosen among the designs registered by the citizens of the Province, based on the first Kanji (gi) of the name of Gifu Province, the circle surrounding Kanji means peace and harmony.

Cities

Ena, Gero, Gifu (capital), Gujō, Hashima, Hida, Kakamigahara, Kani, Kaizu, Mino, Minokamo, Mizuho, Mizunami, Motosu, Nakatsugawa, Ōgaki, Seki, Shirakawa, Tajimi, Takayama, Toki, Yamagata.

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Gifu Attractions

Shirakawa-go village, is a small one where the houses are traditional in Gassho style, the large houses with their thatched roofs steeply sloping are the only examples of this type in Japan. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1995.

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