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Gifu Prefecture

岐阜県
alternative words: Gifuken prefecture, Gifu, Gifuken, Gifu-ken, Gifu ken
keywords: prefecture
related topics: Mt. Yari , Mt. Hotaka , Mt. Yake , Mt Ontake
related web sites: http://www.pref.gifu.jp
explanation: Gifu prefecture occupies the western part of Chubu region. Its surface is 10,595 km2 and the population 2 millions. The prefectural office is at Gifu City. The northern half region is mountainous and cold where people is living with tourism and forestry, while the southern half is a plain with rather mild climate, where the farmers are cultivating rice fields, vegetables and fruits. As an extension of Nagoya industry area, there exist many textile and automobile factories, too.


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