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Mount Dodo
, or Mount Dodogamine, is located in the northern part of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan it is in height, making it the tallest mountain in the city. The mountain's small valley includes Matsuo Pond and Hagi Falls.Gifu Kankō Guide - Kankō Search Gifu Prefecture Tourist Federation. Accessed May 23, 2008. Reaching the summit There are six routes for reaching the summit: * Mitahora Kōbō Route (三田洞弘法ルート) * Matsuo Pond Route (松尾池ルート ''Matsuoike Rūto'') * Shōrai Danchi Route (松籟団地ルート) * Nishiyama Yongō-fun Route (西山4号墳ルート) * Nishiyama Danchi Route (西山団地ルート) * Suwa Shrine Route (諏訪神社ルート ''Suwa Jinja Rūto'') The Tōkai Nature Path (東海自然歩道 ''Tōkai Shizen Hodō'') runs through Mount ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:en:Mount Kinka (Gifu)
, also known as Kinkazan, is located in the heart of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of . Previously called , it has long served as the representative symbol of Gifu. It stands along the Nagara River, creating bountiful nature within the city. Though it is the most famous mountain in the city, Mount Dodo, to the north, is the tallest. History First built by the Nikaidō family during the Kamakura period, Gifu Castle atop Mt. Kinka has gone through many forms, with the current building being constructed in 1956.''Gifu Prefecture: Japan's Beautiful Heartland''. Gifu International Center, 1994. One of its first major residents was Saitō Dōsan, who lived in the castle when it was still being called ''Inabayama Castle'' and the mountain was still called ''Mt. Inaba''. The next resident of the castle, Oda Nobunaga, changed the castle's name at the same time that he changed the name of the surrounding town and the mountain. The castle eventually fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gifu, Gifu
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 NakasendōNakasendo to Shukuba-machi Gifu City Hall. Accessed September 9, 2007. and, later, as one of Japan's fashion centers. It has been designated a by the national government. Overview L ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, Fukui Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture to the west, Mie Prefecture to the southwest, Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Nagano Prefecture to the east. Gifu is the capital and largest city of Gifu Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōgaki, Kakamigahara, and Tajimi. Gifu Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, one of only eight landlocked prefectures, and features the country's center of population. Gifu Prefecture has served as the historic crossroads of Japan with routes connecting the east to the west, including the Nakasendō, one of the Five Routes of the Edo period. Gifu Prefecture was a long-term residence of Oda Nobunaga and Saitō Dōsan, two influential figures of Japanese history in the Sengoku period, sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuo Pond
is a pond in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southern base of Mount Dodo, the city's tallest mountain. The area around the lake is known as the Hagi Falls Nature Park (萩の滝自然公園 ''Hagi-no-taki Shizen Kōen''). The park is very popular in the fall when the leaves are changing color.Sights and Feelings . Gifu City. Accessed May 16, 2008. History In 1966, the architects of the '' gasshō-zukuri'' houses in Shirakawa in the northern part of the prefecture were brought to Matsuo Pond to construct the Iwafune-sō (岩舟荘).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagi Falls
The is a waterfall located in Mount Dodo's small valleyGifu Kankō Guide - Kankō Search Gifu Prefecture Tourist Federation. Accessed May 23, 2008. in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In 1986, it was named one of Gifu Prefecture's "50 Famous Waters." Geography Hagi Falls is the one natural waterfall located in the city of Gifu. It is 96 km from Nagoya, 438 km from Osaka, 520 km from Kobe, 780 km from Yokohama, 790 km from Tokyo. It received its name because of the abundance of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Haku
, or Mount Hakusan (commonly referred to as simply Hakusan), is a dormant stratovolcano in Japan. It is located on the borders of Gifu and Ishikawa, on the island of Honshu. Mount Haku is thought to have first been active 300,000 to 400,000 years ago, with the most recent eruption occurring in 1659. Along with Mount Tate and Mount Fuji, it is one of Japan's . Outline The mountain's tallest peak, Gozenga-mine (御前峰), is the one that gives the mountain its height of . Along with Ken-ga-mine (剣ヶ峰), which is , and Ōnanji-mine (大汝峰), which is , the three peaks are considered "Mount Haku's Three Peaks" (白山三峰 ''Hakusan San-mine''). Mount Bessan and Mount Sannomine are sometimes included and called "Mount Haku's Five Peaks" (白山五峰 ''Hakusan go-mine''). Because it is very prominent and clearly visible from the nearby coast, even after the surrounding mountains have lost their snow, Mount Haku still appears white, which is one explanation for the mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagara River
The has its source in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and its mouth in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, the river was named Sunomata River (墨俣川 ''Sunomata-gawa''). With a length of , it drains an area of in the Chūbu region and empties into Ise Bay. The government of Japan classifies it as a Class 1 river. Outline Also, famous for being a clear-flowing river, it has been named one of the "Three Clear-Flowing Rivers in Japan," along with the Kakita River in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Shimanto River in Kōchi Prefecture. In 1985, the middle section of the Nagara River was named to "Japan's 100 Famous Waters." Also, it was included among Japan's top bathing areas in both 1988 and 2001. The river is also a popular tourist destination because of Nagaragawa Onsen, a collection of natural hot springs (mostly in the city of Gifu) that are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gifu
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 NakasendōNakasendo to Shukuba-machi Gifu City Hall. Accessed September 9, 2007. and, later, as one of Japan's fashion centers. It has been designated a core city by the national government. Overview Located on the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
