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| settlement_type= Core city | image_skyline= Gifu montage.jpg | imagesize= | image_caption= Clockwise from top left: Cormorant fishing in Nagara River, Gifu Great Buddha Statue, View of Nagara River and Mount Kinka, Gifu City Tower 43, View of downtown Gifu from Mount Kinka panorama road, Gifu Castle | image_symbol=Symbol of Gifu Gifu.svg | symbol_type=Symbol | image_map=Gifu in Gifu Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 35 | lat_min= 25 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 136 | lon_min= 46 | lon_sec= | region= Chūbu | prefecture= Gifu Prefecture | district= | mayor= Shigemitsu Hosoe | area_km2=202.89 | population= 412,895 | population_as_of= July 2011〔 | density_km2= auto | tree=Japanese Chinquapin | flower=Scarlet Sage | bird= | city_hall_address=18 Imazawa-chō, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken | city_hall_postal_code=500-8701 | website= }} is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used the area as a base in an attempt to unify and control Japan.〔〔 Gifu continued to flourish even after Japan's unification as both an important ''shukuba'' along the Edo period Nakasendō〔(Nakasendo to Shukuba-machi ). Gifu City Hall. Accessed September 9, 2007. 〕 and, later, as one of Japan's fashion centers. Before becoming a modern city, it was part of the former Atsumi District, but it has since been designated a core city by the national government. Located on the alluvial plain of the Nagara River, Gifu has taken advantage of the surrounding natural resources to create both traditional industries〔 (including ''Mino washi'' and agriculture) and tourism opportunities like cormorant fishing.〔 Mount Kinka, one of the city's major symbols, is home to a nationally-designated forest and Gifu Castle, a replica of Nobunaga's former castle. Gifu also hosts many festivals and events throughout the year. Two major rail lines connect Gifu to Japan's national and international transportation infrastructure. JR Central's Tōkaidō Main Line runs through the city, connecting it with Nagoya, one of Japan's largest cities, and the surrounding area.〔 The city has a direct train route to Chūbu Centrair International Airport〔 and facilities capable of hosting international events.〔 Gifu has active relationships with six sister cities. As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 412,895 and a population density of about 2,000 persons per km². The total area is 202.89 km². == History == Two archaeological sites in the city of Gifu have shown that the area around modern-day Gifu has had residents since pre-history〔''Gifu in the Heart of Japan''. Harry Hill, 1988.〕 because of Gifu's location in the fertile Nōbi Plain. The Ryomonji and Kotozuka sites have produced large burial mounds that are representative of the late-Yayoi period,〔 which is when rice cultivation began in Japan. As civilization in Japan grew, permanent settlements began to appear and, eventually, the village of Inokuchi was established, which would eventually become the modern city of Gifu. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gifu, Gifu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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