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Prefecture of Japan
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By train
The JR Tokaido Main Line runs through Gifu on its way from Nagoya to Kyoto and Osaka. The Tokaido Shinkansen also makes a solitary stop at Hashima in the southern part of the prefecture.
By car
The central Chūō Expressway, which largely follows the alignment of the Tokaido Line, passes through southern Gifu.
The JR Takayama Main Line (高山本線 Takayama-honsen) runs from Gifu across the length of the province (from south to north), meandering through the scenic Hida Valley through Gero Onsen to Takayama, and beyond to Inotani in…
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Gifu (岐阜市 Gifu-shi) is the capital of Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Ena (恵那市 Ena-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture.
Gujō (郡上市), also known as Gujo Hachiman, is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Hida (飛騨) is a city in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture.
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Nakatsugawa (中津川) is a city of 79,000 people (2018) in Gifu. The post town of Magome is also within Nakatsugawa, but covered in its own article.
Magome (馬籠宿, Magome-juku) is a post town in Gifu. One of the most visited places in the Kiso Valley, Magome has been beautifully restored as an Edo Era post town and stone walkways line the town.
Ogaki is a small/mid-sized city located 10 minutes by train from Gifu City, the capital of Gifu Prefecture. The population of Ogaki in 2012 was 164,000.
Seki (関) is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Tajimi (多治見) is a city in the Mino area of Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Takayama (高山市 Takayama-shi), sometimes called Hida-Takayama (飛騨高山) to distinguish it from other towns of the same name, is a city near the northern Japan Alps of Gifu prefecture, in the Chubu region of Japan.
The Oku-Hida Onsen Villages (奥飛騨温泉郷 Oku-Hida Onsengō) are a group of 5 remote hot spring villages, nestled deep in the Japan Alps of Gifu Prefecture. From north to south, the five villages are Shin-Hotaka (新穂高), Tochio (栃尾), Shin-Hirayu (新平湯), Fukuchi (福地) and Hirayu (平湯).
Toki (土岐市 Toki-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture.
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