GIFU--The city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, will likely lose its status as the “belly-button of Japan” five years from now because of population shifts. The “navel” title refers to a ...

The Tanigumi Dance is an important tradition and part of Japan's cultural heritage. For the first time in its 800-year ...

Traditional cormorant fishing has begun on the Nagara River in this central Japan city, with fiery torches on boats creating ...

If you want an alternative, crowd-free experience of Japan, here’s how to spend a week in Gifu, a history-rich rural idyll.

Set in the rural reaches of Yamagata city in Gifu prefecture, the temple will illuminate its lush greenery to set the scene. This is what you’re here for: to capture the perfect #reflectiongram in the ...

The suspect, Haruki Takeyama from the city of Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, who serves in the community affairs division of Kakamigahara Police Station, admitted to the allegations, according to ...

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) announces the expansion of its “JAL Wagyu Souvenir Service” in collaboration with JA ZEN-NOH Meat Foods Co., Ltd. and Hida City in Gifu Prefecture.

All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time in thre ...