Gifu, Gifu
Gifu (岐阜市; -shi) is the capital city of Gifu Prefecture in the Chubu region of central Japan. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ As of January 2004, the city has an estimated population of 411,169 and the density of 2,107.26 persons per km². The total area is 195.12 km². ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The name Gifu was given in the Sengoku period by Oda Nobunaga, a leading feudal lord in province that is now Aichi Prefecture. Renaming what was previously called Mino, he intended to show his ambition to reunify Japan. He named it after a legendary mountain, Mt. Gi, in ancient China. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The city was founded on July 1, 1889. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
City: :For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation)... Chubu region: Chūbu (中部地方 Chūbu-chihō) is the central region of Honshu, Japan's main island.... Japan: For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation).... | ~ Table of Content ~
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