Chiune Sugihara was a diplomat and a native of Gifu who affected the fates of thousands of Jewish refugees attempting to flee Nazi Germany during the Second World…

Yama,Hoko and Yatai Float Festivals in Gifu The Yatai floats of the Takayama Festival, the Okoshi-daiko (wakening drum) of the Furukawa Festival and the Yama floats of the…

Sodai Yosui Irrigation System The Sodai Yosui is an agricultural irrigation system extending over 17 kilometers across the cities of Mino and Seki and its canals supply water…

The Ayu of Nagara River System Ayu are a migratory species that move between oceans and rivers and can only inhabit remarkably clean water. The ayu of the…

Hon-minoshi, a type of Mino Japanese paper with a history of over 1,300 years, is made from the finest mulberry, meeting stringent requirements such as using traditional fabrication…

Located in an isolated mountainous region that is among the few in Japan to see extremely heavy snowfall, Shirakawa Village with its Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation…