GIFU--Fans poured into this central Japan city to catch a glimpse of popular actor Takuya Kimura dressed as a renowned feudal lord from the 16th century in a traditional festival held Nov. 6.

On Wednesday, pictures on Japanese media showed police and emergency vehicles blocking off roads around the training facility in Gifu city. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu said he ...

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), which is building the high-speed rail line, confirmed falling water levels at 14 locations in the Okute district of Mizunami city in Gifu Prefecture.

Metaverse - now this is a buzzword we've heard a lot recently. The city has (re)created part of the castle from the era of a samurai named Oda Nobunaga for the metaverse.

A Japanese octogenarian, who had part of her ear bitten off when she was mauled by a pit bull on a street corner nearly two ...

Though possible to do as a long day trip from Tokyo, instead Gifu City, about 30 minutes away by train or taxi, is the best place to overnight. Feudal Japan was a risky place to wield a sword.

In recent years, Japan has experienced a series of earthquakes and torrential rain disasters in various regions, and in Gifu City, there is concern about the possibility ofNankai Trough earthquakes in ...