Complaints about naked and unruly visitors have led to a ban on bathing, except for feet, at a popular open-air riverside hot ...

GIFU--Two hospitals in this central Japan prefecture believe that inpatients having their beloved dogs nearby could stabilize ...

Near the exact center of Japan, mountainous Gifu Prefecture has abundant hot springs, preserved villages like Shirakawa-gō, and traditional arts such as sword making. Gifu is a landlocked prefecture ...

It is said that more than 300 swordsmiths plied their trade in Seki during feudal times. The town in Gifu Prefecture today carries on the tradition as a famous producer of high-quality knives. We ...

KOCHI, Japan - Cherry trees came into bloom in the cities of Kofu, Gifu and Kochi on Monday, ahead of other parts of Japan, the local meteorological observatories said. Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, ...

A week after the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, the Shimoyama area in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, was still cut off, with a road along a cliff overlooking the Sea of Japan having been gouged out ...

The end of an era: the last three JASDF (Japanse Air Self-Defense Force) F-4EJ Phantoms, including the oldest Phantom in Japanese service, have been retired at Gifu Air Base. On March 17, 2021, the ...

Bringing together the Hida mountains and the pure Nagara River, Gifu Prefecture sits between Tokyo and Osaka. Its landscapes and samurai history shape its food culture. Local food here is rooted in ...