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Introducing Gifu
Historically, Gifu has a strong association with Oda Nobunaga, daimyō (regional lords under the shōgun) of the castle and bestower of the city’s name in 1567. It was later visited by famed haiku poet Matsuō Bashō, who witnessed ukai here in 1688; Charlie Chaplin did the same in his day.
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Contemporary Gifu shows little evidence of those historic times. In 1891 Gifu was hit by a colossal earthquake, followed by a thorough drubbing in WWII, so the city centre is not much to look at. Still, it remains a popular destination for ukai on the Nagara-gawa and handicrafts, as well as a reasonably colourful district of sidestreets near the station and a post-war reconstruction of the castle Gifu-jō atop the nearby mountain, Kinka-zan.
Last updated: Sep 17, 2008
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