It is now easier to reach Gifu prefecture from Europe with direct flights from Helsinki to Nagoya. View on euronews ...

Located in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is a village full of old-fashioned houses with thatched roofs - and a registered World Heritage Site. The roofs are steeply slanted ...

The navel has always been in Gifu Prefecture, according to the records. It was in the village of Minami, now part of Gujo city, in 1995, before it moved into Seki in 2000. Although the center has ...

Approximately 3 hours from Tokyo via Nagoya, Gifu is accessible by bullet train and local train. Gifu Prefecture is in the Chubu region, the center of Honshu, Japan’s largest island. It boasts a ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned ... According to the Shirakawa village board of education, this was the first re-thatching in Shirakawa-go in five years.

Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture is one of Japan's snowiest ... Come and visit a mountain village that appears to be frozen in time.