Gifu
Gifu
岐阜市 | |||||||||
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Gifu | |||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°25′23.6″N 136°45′38.8″E / 35.423222°N 136.760778°E | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Gifu | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Mayor | Masanao Shibahashi | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 203.60 km2 (78.61 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (September 1, 2020) | |||||||||
• Total | 400,118 | ||||||||
| • Density | 1,965.2/km2 (5,089.9/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||||
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| - Tree | Japanese Chinquapin | ||||||||
| - Flower | Scarlet Sage | ||||||||
| Phone number | 0581-22-2111 | ||||||||
| Address | 18 Imazawa-chō, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8701 | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
Gifu (岐阜市, Gifu-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ɡʲi.ɸɯ, ɡʲi.ɸɯ̥ꜜ.ɕi]) is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important strategic role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords used the area as a base in their efforts to unify and control Japan. Among them, Oda Nobunaga, who gave the region the name it is known by today. Gifu continued to flourish even after Japan's unification as both an important shukuba along the Edo period Nakasendō and, later, as one of Japan's fashion centers. It has been designated a core city by the national government. The city is a part of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, centered around Nagoya.