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Gifu Prefecture: Guide
, is located in the Chūbu region|Chūbu list of regions in Japan|region of central Japan. Its capital is Gifu, Gifu|Gifu City.
History
Gifu Prefecture consists of the Old provinces of Japan|old provinces of Hida Province|Hida and Mino Province|Mino. The area was named by Oda Nobunaga during his campaign to unify all of Japan. Historically, it served as the center of swordmaking in all of Japan. More recently, its strengths have been in fashion and aerospace engineering.
Geography
One of the few landlocked prefectures in Japan, Gifu Prefecture shares borders with seven other prefectures: Aichi Prefecture|Aichi, Fukui Prefecture|Fukui, Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa, Mie Prefecture|Mie, Nagano Prefecture|Nagano, Shiga Prefecture|Shiga and Toyama Prefecture|Toyama Prefectures.
The northern Hida Region is dominated by tall mountains, including the Japanese Alps. The southern Mino Region has vast plains with of arable soil. Most of the prefecture's population resides in the southern part of the prefecture, near the City designated by government ordinance|designated city of Nagoya, Aichi|Nagoya.
Cities
Twenty-one cities are located in Gifu Prefecture:
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Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each Districts of Japan|district:
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Mergers
May 1, 2003-the towns of Hozumi, Gifu|Hozumi and Sunami, Gifu|Sunami merged to form the new city of Mizuho, Gifu|Mizuho.
February 1, 2004-the towns of Itonuki, Gifu|Itonuki, Motosu (former), Gifu|Motosu, Neo, Gifu|Neo, and Shinsei, Gifu|Shinsei from Motosu District, Gifu|Motosu District merged to form the new city of Motosu, Gifu|Motosu.
February 1, 2004-the towns of Furukawa, Gifu|Furukawa, Miyagawa, Gifu|Miyagawa, Kawai, Gifu|Kawai, and Kamioka, Gifu|Kamioka from Yoshiki District, Gifu|Yoshiki District merged to form the new city of Hida, Gifu|Hida.
March 1, 2004-all seven towns and villages from the former Gujo District, Gifu|Gujo District (dissolved by this action) merged, forming the city of Gujo, Gifu|Gujo. The towns and villages that merged were Hachiman, Gifu|Hachiman, Meihou, Gifu|Meihou, Minami, Gifu|Minami, Shirotori, Gifu|Shitori, Takasu, Gifu|Takasu, Wara, Gifu|Wara, and Yamato, Gifu|Yamato.
March 1, 2004-all four towns and the village from the former Mashita District, Gifu|Mashita District (dissolved by this action) merged, forming the city of Gero, Gifu|Gero. The towns and village that merged were Gero, Gifu (town)|Gero (town), Hagiwara, Gifu|Hagiwara, Kanayama, Gifu|Kanayama, Osaka, Gifu|Osaka, and Maze, Gifu|Maze.
October 25, 2004-four towns and a village from Ena District, Gifu|Ena District merged into the new city of Ena, Gifu|Ena. The municipalities involved in this merger were the old city of Ena, Gifu|Ena, Akechi, Gifu|Akechi, Iwamura, Gifu|Iwamura, Kamiyahagi, Gifu|Kamiyahagi, Kushihara, Gifu|Kushihara, and Yamaoka, Gifu|Yamaoka.
November 1, 2004-the former town of Kawashima, Gifu|Kawashima from Hashima District, Gifu|Hashima District merged into the expanded city of Kakamigahara, Gifu|Kakamigahara.
January 31, 2005-five villages and one town from Ibi District, Gifu|Ibi District merged create the new town of Ibigawa, Gifu|Ibigawa. The municipalities involved in this merger were Fujihashi, Gifu|Fujihashi, (former) Ibigawa, Gifu|Ibigawa, Kasuga, Gifu|Kasuga, Kuze, Gifu|Kuze, Sakauchi, Gifu|Sakauchi, and Tanigumi, Gifu|Tanigumi.
February 1, 2005-nine towns and villages from Ono District, Gifu|Ono District and the former Yoshiki District, Gifu|Yoshiki District (dissolved by this action) merged into the expanded city of Takayama, Gifu|Takayama. The towns and villages participating in this merger were, from Ono District, Asahi, Gifu|Asahi, Kiyomi, Gifu|Kiyomi, Kuguno, Gifu|Kuguno, Miya, Gifu|Miya, Nyukawa, Gifu|Nyukawa, Shokawa, Gifu|Shokawa, and Takane, Gifu|Takane, and, from Yoshiki District, Kamitakara, Gifu|Kamitakara and Kokufu, Gifu|Kokufu.
February 7, 2005-five towns and villages from the former Mugi District, Gifu|Mugi District (dissolved by this action) merged into the expanded city of Seki, Gifu|Seki. The towns and villages involved in this merger were Horado, Gifu|Horado, Itadori, Gifu|Itadori, Kaminoho, Gifu|Kaminoho, Mugegawa, Gifu|Mugegawa, and Mugi, Gifu|Mugi.
February 13, 2005-six towns and villages from the former Ena District, Gifu|Ena District (dissolved by this action) merged into the expanded city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu|Nakatsugawa. The towns and villages involved in this merger were Fukuoka, Gifu|Fukuoka, Hirukawa, Gifu|Hirukawa, Kashimo, Gifu|Kashimo, Kawaue, Gifu|Kawaue, Sakashita, Gifu|Sakashita, and Tsukechi, Gifu|Tsukechi.
March 28, 2005-All towns within Kaizu District, Gifu|Kaizu District-Hirata, Gifu|Hirata, Kaizu, Gifu|Kaizu and Nannou, Gifu|Nannou (dissolved by this action) merged into the new city of Kaizu, Gifu|Kaizu.
May 1, 2005-the town of Kaneyama, Gifu|Kaneyama from Kani District, Gifu|Kani District merged into the city of Kani, Gifu|Kani.
January 1, 2006-the town of Yanaizu, Gifu|Yanaizu from Hashima District, Gifu|Hashima District merged into the city of Gifu, Gifu|Gifu.
January 23, 2006-the town of Kasahara, Gifu|Kasahara from Toki District, Gifu|Toki District merged into the city of Tajimi, Gifu|Tajimi. Toki District, Gifu|Toki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
March 27, 2006-the town of Kamiishizu, Gifu|Kamiishizu from Yoro District, Gifu|Yoro District and the town of Sunomata, Gifu|Sunomata from Anpachi District, Gifu|Anpachi District merged into the city of Ogaki, Gifu|Ogaki.
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April 1, 2003-the towns and villages of Ijira, Gifu|Ijira, Miyama, Gifu|Miyama, and Takatomi, Gifu|Takatomi from Yamagata District, Gifu|Yamagata District (dissolved by this action) merged, forming the city of Yamagata, Gifu|Yamagata. Economy
Gifu's economy includes many traditional industries such as agriculture and woodworking, but it is dominated by manufacturing industries extending from the Nagoya area, such as aerospace and automotive industry. A major characteristic of Gifu's industry is a wealth of small component manufacturers, such as precision machining, die and mold making, and plastic forming.
Miscellaneous topics
Gifu hosted the 2005 World Rowing Championships. External links