is the southcentral portion of

Gifu Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...

in the

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Ya ...

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. Gifu Prefecture. Accessed August 21, 2011. It shares its name with the prefecture and the capital city of

Gifu is a Cities of Japan, 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. Durin ...

. The borders of this region are not officially set, but it generally consists of the following cities and towns: Gifu, Kakamigahara, Hashima, Mizuho, Motosu, Yamagata, Kasamatsu, Ginan and Kitagata.

Geography

The northern part of the region is separated from

Fukui Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ...

by tall mountain ranges. To the west, the Gifu region is separated from the Seinō region by the Nagara and Ibi rivers. To the south, the region is separated from

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by the Kiso River. It is separated from the Chūnō region to the east by mountains that are only about in height. Approximately 45% of the region is less than above

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. The lowest point is around Hashima, which is only . Heading north, it climbs to above sea level around Gifu City Hall and in the Neo area of Motosu. During the winter, the areas around Yamagata and Motosu receive heavy snowfall. Also, the Ibuki oroshi winds blow across the region from the west.

Population

The Gifu region has a population of around 900,000 people, over 40% of the population of the whole prefecture. Approximately half of those people live in the capital city of Gifu.

Industries

The area around the main city of Gifu used to be well known as a center for the apparel industry, though it has been in decline for many years. Kakamigahara is home to aerospace engineering facilities run by

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. The city is also known for its production of

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s. Motosu, Hozumi and the surrounding areas are heavily involved in the production of

persimmon The persimmon () is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus '' Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Chinese and Japanese kaki persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki''. In 2022, China produced 77% of the world's p ...

s, specifically the Fuyu (富有 ''fuyū'') variety.

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