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Gifu (岐阜市) is a Japanese city located in the south-central part of the province of Gifu and is the Capital, with a population of 407.834 inhabitants, including around 9.739 foreign citizens, being 241 Brazilians, 59 Peruvians, 2 Argentines, 17 Bolivians, 9 Mexico, 136 Americans, 2.917 Chinese, 1.096 Koreans, 2.095 Philippines, 1.225 Vietnam, 94 Sri Lanka, 14 Mongolia, 355 Nepal, 54 India, 258 Indonesia, (City Hall data, March 2.020 ).

Gifu is home to Japan's oldest fishing tradition and has a historic castle with stunning views of the mountains and vegetation, was officially established as a city in July of 1.889.

Two years later on 28 October from 1891 the earthquake called Mino-Owari occurred, estimated at 8 magnitude on the Richter scale. About 37% of the city was lost to fire, resulting in 1.505 casualties (245 killed, 1.260 injured). After that, Gifu erected the first Earthquake Memorial Hall in all of Japan that provides memorial services to victims on the 28th of each month.

Gifu was also the target of heavy bombing in World War II on 9 July 1945, which resulted in 1.383 casualties (863 dead, 520 injured) and 20.426 affected buildings. Gifu celebrates these Events every year on 9 July, with the Bell of Peace ringing in each temple of the city.

In the years following the wars, the tragedy struck Gifu once again. On 12 September From 1976, Typhoon 17 hit the city, killing five people and affecting more than 40.000 families. Gifu recovered, however, through the establishment of several local industries Gifu began to grow and reached such a point that it was designated a central city by the national government in 1996.

When Gifu was founded in 1889, it was a small town that experienced moderate growth when Japan industrialized at the beginning of the century. During Japan's military formation in the 1930s, the city became an industrial center and experienced exponential growth. Gifu remained prosperous in the post-war years, until its population began to decline like many Japanese cities in the 80s and 90s. Although the city has shown a large population increase in recent years, this trend mainly results in the inclusion of the population of Yanaizu , which added about 13.000 people and almost 9.000 foreign residents. Soon after this change, however, the city's economic revival strengthened and the population began to show a real increase.

Gifu's first major industry was textiles. For a long time, he negotiated with Tokyo and Osaka as a leader in the Japanese fashion industry. As the city is located close to Aichi prefecture, access to many important companies in the automotive industry, such as Toyota. Making it a thriving area for many subcontractors in metallurgy, molds and dies and parts. In addition to the modern industries on which Gifu's economy is based, the city also has a wide variety of traditional industries (umbrella, lantern and other industries).

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Gifu Attractions:

Gifu Castle, is located at the top of Mount Kinka, at 329 meters high, it can be reached in two ways. The first is an hour-long hike along a mountain trail or the two-minute cable car.