GIFU--The city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, will likely lose its status as the “belly-button of Japan” five years from now because of population shifts. The “navel” title refers to a geographical place ...

Today on Sunday, April 27, the Gifu Half Marathon 2025 took place in Gifu City, Japan, and Dawit Wolde of Ethiopia and Janet Nyiva of Kenya captured their first titles, clocking 1:00:06 and 1:07:37.

At the Gifu Gokoku Shrine at the foot of Mt. Kinkazan in Gifu City, a piece of living history is unfolding. The Edohigan tree, which is more than 100 years old and climbs to a height of 8 meters, is ...

GIFU--Once occupied by Japan’s most powerful warlord, Gifu Castle now plays host to visitors eager to explore the iconic fortress, meet samurai warriors and shoot arrows--virtually, that is. The ...

The title of the city's official publication is "Kakamigahara" as seen in hiragana characters here. (Image courtesy of the Kakamigahara Municipal Government) In the south of central Japan's Gifu ...

GIFU, Japan -- Gifu Landscape Architect, a Japanese green landscaping and gardening company based in the city of Gifu, is expanding operations across Japan and overseas based on advanced skills given ...

Mikio Kihara, second from left, and his family are seen after receiving commemorative gifts from Gifu Mayor Masanao Shibahashi, left, at the Gifu City Museum of History in Gifu on Feb. 11, 2021.

Gifu prefectural authorities said Friday that beef thought to be contaminated with radioactive material has been served in children's school lunches in 52 schools throughout the city of Gifu. City ...