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	Gifu travel guide - Wikitravel
		Gifu prefecture (岐阜県 Gifu-ken; [1]) is a region in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
		Gifu's best-known speciality is hōba miso (ほうば味噌), a version of the ubiquitous Japanese bean paste grilled on a hōba leaf and served as a dip or for eating with rice as is. Sounds pretty simple, but the taste is exquisite.
		Gifu is located about as far from the sea as physically possible in Japan, so this is one place where seafood is not prized.
	wikitravel.org /en/Gifu_(prefecture) (624 words)

	Gifu Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県 Gifu-ken), is located in the Chubu region of central Japan.
		Gifu prefecture consists of the old provinces of Hida and Mino.
		Gifu's economy includes many traditional industries such as agriculture and woodworking, but it is dominated by manufacturing industries extending from the Nagoya area, such as aerospace and automotive industry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gifu_Prefecture (475 words)

	Shirakawa, Gifu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		There are other places with this name including a village in Gifu that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, see Shirakawa, Gifu (village), and a Japanese city, see Shirakawa, Fukushima.
		Shirakawa-chou is located in the Chuno region of Gifu Prefecture.
		Shirakawa is in the lower reaches of the Japanese Alps.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shirakawa,_Gifu (229 words)

	Ono District, Gifu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The district is located in a mountainous region near the geographic centre of Japan.
		Prior to February 1, 2005 the distirct comprised of 7 small communitees but has since merged into the expanded city of Takayama.
		As of April 1, 2004 and counting only the village of Shirakawa, the district had an estimated population of 1,933 and a density of 5.4 persons per km².
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ono_District,_Gifu (157 words)

	Shirakawa, Gifu (village) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Shirakawa, Gifu (village) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		Shirakawa, Gifu (village) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Shirakawa, Gifu (village).
		Shirakawa (白川村; -mura) is a small, traditional village showcasing a style of buildings called gasshou-zukuri, located in Gifu, Japan.
		As of April 1, 2004 the village has an estimated population of 1,933 and a density of 5.4 persons per km²;.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Shirakawa-Gifu-village.html (155 words)

	Shirakawa, Gifu - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, ...
		Shirakawa, Gifu - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer,...
		Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, Population density...
		As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 10,868 and a density of 45.68 persons per kmandsup2.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Shirakawa__2C___Gifu.html (98 words)

	Shirakawa, Gifu . Shirakawa, Fukushima . Gifu Prefecture . Shirakawa, Gifu (village) . Kamo District, Gifu . 2003 . ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		Shirakawa 白川町 -chou is a towns of Japan town located in Kamo District, Gifu Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture Gifu, Japan.
		Shirakawa 白河市 -shi is a cities of Japan city located in Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima, Japan.
		Kamo 加茂郡 -gun is a districts of Japan district located in Gifu Prefecture Gifu, Japan.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Shirakawa,_Gifu (293 words)

	Doburoku Matsuri Festival
		People pray to the mountain god for safety and a good harvest and offer doburoku(unrefined sake) to the shrine to express their gratitude.
		While private alcoholic beverage production is banned in Japan, people in Shirakawa are given special permission to produce doburoku for a limited quantity for this festival.
		Shishimai (Lion dance), a living dance, has been cultivated by a long history and is highly evaluated as one of the highlights of entertainment for Shirakawa-go.
	shirakawa-go.org /english/e_kyoudo.html (305 words)

	n a r e s o m e : Japan: festivals
		Gifu prefecture; a festival at Takayama's Hie Shrine, famous for its procession of richly decorated floats.
		Nagara River at gifu city; start of the season of nighttime torchlit fishing with trained birds.
		Gifu prefecture; held at Takayama's Hachiman-gu Shrine, this harvest festival is most memorable for a procession with ornate floats.
	naresome2.envy.nu /jfestivals.html (1341 words)

	Ono District, Gifu - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Shirakawa, ...
		Ono District, Gifu - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Shirakawa,...
		Ono District, Gifu, Japan, Population, 2003, Shirakawa, Square kilometer...
		As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 20,468 and a density of 11.17 persons per kmandsup2.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Ono_District__2C___Gifu.html (96 words)

	AUM-linked firm kicked out after anticult campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		GIFU, Japan -- The town of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture in central Japan, has ousted a firm related to the AUM Shinrikyo cult, many of whose senior members are accused of launching the 1995 gas attack on Tokyo's subway system, town officials said.
		A landowner who leased a plot of land in Shirakawa to a company with AUM links canceled the lease after local residents launched an anti-AUM campaign, the officials said.
		Many Japanese local governments are facing similar disputes between locals and AUM, as the cult keeps trying to acquire land for new facilities.
	www.rickross.com /reference/aum/aum56.html (265 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		Gifu Prefecture has been selected as a prime candidate site for the relocation of the capital function.
		GIFU Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, is reinventing itself as an International Hub for Information Technology.
		Gifu prefecture is located in central Honshu, just north of Aichi and southwest of Nagano.
	gifu_prefecture.iqexpand.com (337 words)

	Shirakawa-Go, Gifu Prefecture
		The most representative city of traditional Japan is undoubtedly Kyoto, the Emperor's City.
		When a town in Japan has that traditional feel, Japaese refer to as "little Kyoto." Takayama in Gifu is famous throughout Japan as a little Kyoto, and the area around it is full of treasures from the past.
		There are plenty of hotels around the station, and you can take a tour bus from Takayama station, (8am, 2 hours, 3,360 yen one way).
	www.yamasa.org /acjs/network/english/newsletter/japan_guide_10.html (657 words)

	Gifu Prefecture
		Most of the northern and eastern part of the prefecture is dominated by high mountains, and most of the population lives in the south, near the Nagoya metropolitan area.
		de:Präfektur Gifu es:Prefectura de Gifu eo:Gifu (prefektujo) fr:Préfecture de Gifu ja:岐阜県 pt:Gifu su:Gifu prefecture zh-cn:岐阜县 Category:Chubu region Category:Gifu Prefecture
		Ancus seems to have united of the nation, and when the Latins who lived on the river Anio, made the ardor of his services at the temples and altars, he entered upon a removing their inhabitants, giving them homes on the Aventine Hill, adding to the number of the Plebeians.
	www.datamass.net /gi/gifu-prefecture.html (200 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Gifu \| Shirakawa-go
		Shirakawa-go is situated at the foot of Mt. Hakusan, a mountain in the northwestern part of Gifu.
		It is a quiet village among the hills surrounded by mountains, with rice fields and a river running through it.
		In the compound of Shirakawa Hachiman-jinja Shrine, one of the venues of this festival is Doburoku-matsuri Hall, which introduces a traditional dance with a lion's mask.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/gifu/sirakawagou.html (376 words)

	JAL Guide to Japan - Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama ( World Heritage )
		This did bring about one plus point though as all this change made people realize what they were in danger of losing.
		To that end, a preservation movement was started and fifty nine gassho-zukuri houses in Ogimachi village in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, twenty houses in Ainokura village and nine houses in Suganuma village in Gokayama, Toyama Prefecture have now been designated as World Heritage Sites - added to the list in 1995.
		A German architect, Bruno Taut (1880-1938) visited Shirakawa-go in 1935 to study the Toyama area houses and in particular the largest gassho-zukuri house in the village.
	www.cn.jal.com /world/en/guidetojapan/world_heritage/shirakawago/description (593 words)

	The 21st Century COE Program Evaluation of Environmental Condition based on Ecology and Pathology of Wild Animals
		Therefore, the Shirakawa Village is one of the most suitable place to evaluate the habitat environment of the Japanese fl bear.
		The purpose of this study is to clarify a part of ecology of the Japanese fl bear and to evaluate natural environment as their habitat in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture.
		The ultimate aim of the study is to resolve what is the environment that the bear can continue to live healthily and to suggest the tactics for conservation of nature with bear living.
	coe-gifu.academy.ne.jp /en_sum/1.html (2161 words)

	Randy's 'Favorite Getaways in Rural Japan' p 4
		This is a small farming village in the narrow Shogawa river valley deep in the heart of Gifu prefecture and mountainous Hida country.
		Although there are a few reasonably modern buildings, the village is notable for having preserved dozens of the old wooden farmhouses (photo left and click) that were built one and two hundred years ago.
		If you're leaving Shirakawa by car, why not just follow route 156 all the way north to Takaoka, then drive around the entire Notto Hanto (peninsula), which brings you right down to Kanazawa.
	www.ease.com /~randyj/rjjapan1.htm (6836 words)

	World Heritage - Farmhouses in Shirakawa Village - Ian Orgias - 80/119 - World Wide Panorama
		Surrounded by pine covered mountains, beside the picturesque Shokawa River, Shirakawa village has become known for its unique thatched roof farmhouses built in a style called Gassho-zukuri.
		The farmhouses were built over 100 years ago to suit the environment in Shirakawa.
		The steep angle of the roof prevents excessive build-up of snow in the winter, while the direction of the structures aid in keeping the rooms cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
	geoimages.berkeley.edu /worldwidepanorama/wwp604/html/IanOrgias.html (167 words)

	Asia Japan Gifu City - Tourism Information
		Gifu City vacations - Gifu City vacation reviews - Gifu City...
		Chiyoda-ku, Ebina, Fukuoka, Fukuyama, Gamagori -0022, Gifu City, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Hakone, Hanishina Gun...
		Gifu Prefecture Japan Sea Rim Research Society New Year Lecture on the Economy (January...
	www.moretourism.com /hotels/asia/japan/gifu_city/index.php (194 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages \| Shirakawa-go
		Are you interested in onsen...Gero onsen is in Gifu and has a reputation for being quite nice.
		We are from Singapore and we'll be in Japan from 10 to 16 Dec.
		But now we are considering cancelling Gifu City, push Takayama up to 10 and 11 Dec, and have 2 days - 12 and 13 Dec in Shirakawa-go, before heading off to Nagoya City.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=27&tid=34537691&numresponses=17&start=0 (2798 words)

	ENGLISH MessagetoCAMP - CAMP
		On November 6, the autumn tint has passed its peak, "Crickets Workshop" was held in Shirakawa village, Gifu Prefecture.
		This workshop was one of ten different experimental classes, a part of school activities in Shirakawa village.
		Eight pairs of parents and children, a total of 20 people participated.
	www.camp-k.com /english/home/column_collabo.php?id=14 (347 words)

	NIS Gallery
		The 7th Graders spent two nights and three days in Shirakawa, a mountain village snuggled in northern Gifu.
		Shirakawa is known world-wide as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and recognized by its thatch-roofed houses but also for its close-knit community and beautiful surroundings.
		The students were able to participate in a variety of activities, including soba-making, pottery, and rice planting, all while learning about the history and culture of the people of Shirakawa.
	www.nisjapan.minidns.net /nis/galleries/shirakawa (107 words)

	World Heritage
		In Shirakawa, they are called "Kiritsuma-Gassho-zukuri," and the roof can be looked triangular just like a standing book open.
		The structure is built to suit the environment in Shirakawa.
		Traditional houses in the Gassho style stand in the Villages of Shirakawa-go (Gifu Pref.) and Gokayama(Toyama Pref.).
	shirakawa-go.org /english/e_world.html (434 words)

	JAL Guide to Japan - Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama ( World Heritage )
		This did bring about one plus point though as all this change made people realize what they were in danger of losing.
		To that end, a preservation movement was started and fifty nine gassho-zukuri houses in Ogimachi village in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, twenty houses in Ainokura village and nine houses in Suganuma village in Gokayama, Toyama Prefecture have now been designated as World Heritage Sites - added to the list in 1995.
		A German architect, Bruno Taut (1880-1938) visited Shirakawa-go in 1935 to study the Toyama area houses and in particular the largest gassho-zukuri house in the village.
	www.jal.com /world/en/guidetojapan/world_heritage/shirakawago/description (593 words)

	shirakawa -Company Information-
		Over our 40 year history we take pride in having been able to combine the founderﾕs passion and business ability with the originality, co-operation and hard work of our employees.
		The foundation for everything we do at Shirakawa is vision and originality.
		Copyright c 2004 Shirakawa, Inc. All rights reserved.
	www.shirakawa.co.jp /english/company (139 words)

	Shirakawa-go and Gokayama villages in Gifu prefecture, Japan
		Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are slowly gaining fame thoughout Japan and the world as the home to a unique, and until recently under publicised part of Japan's culture.
		Located deep in the mountains of northern Gifu and Toyama prefectures, the Shirakawa-go and Gokayama districts were cut off from the rest of Japanese society because of their extremely isolated location in remote mountain valleys, and as such developed a very unique culture and lifestyle different from any other area of Japan.
		Every year in mid-October, Doburoku Matsuri Festival is held in Shirakawa at the Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/gifu/shirakawa.html (1462 words)

	Trip To Gifu And Shiga Prefectures, Visiting Nagahama And Shirakawa
		The main reason for visiting Gifu Prefecture was to attend the first wedding of my friend, Yotam, who got married to his Japanese girlfriend of many years.
		The families were gathered to celebrate Yotam's wedding, and it was all done in an informal Japanese style.
		While in Gifu, we also got to experience cormorant fishing, but this happens after sunset and it was impossible to take pictures.
	www.janhoo.com /2005/gifu (427 words)

	Shirakawa-go
		Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go locates north-west end of Gifu Prefecture deep in mountain district.
		In 1935, Bruno Taut, German architect found that Gassho style house in Shirakawa village was very unique, and it was highly logical and rational architecture fit for peoples' life style.
		He gave high praise in Japanese architecture to Gassho style in Shirakawa village, which was widely introduced by his book, "Rediscovering Japanese Beauty", and caught the world's attention.
	members.jcom.home.ne.jp /kisono2/sirakawagou/shirakawagou-e.htm (113 words)

	Japan Atlas: Gassho-style Farmhouses
		In the three villages of Ogimachi in Gifu Prefecture, Ainokura and Suganuma in Toyama Prefecture, there remain groups of historical farmhouses with unique architectural character, the "Gassho-style" houses.
		The three villages, all of which are farm villages located in a steep mountainous area, retain much of the historic character of the village landscape as well as the surrounding natural environment.
		Photos: (Top) The Gassho-style farmhouses in Shirakawa-go (Gifu Prefecture); (middle) the village in Gokayama area (Toyama Prefecture).
	web-japan.org /atlas/architecture/arc11.html (401 words)

	The Joint International Symposium of the 12th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine and ...
		Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JZWM) and the 21st Century COE (Center-of-Excellence) Program of Gifu University (Sirakawa-mura Session is co-organized with Forum for Environmental Symbosis in Shirakawa-Go and Gifu University COE program)
		Gifu Session: Pa•Ru•Ru Plaza Gifu (1-10-1, Hashimoto-cho, Gifu, Japan)
		Gifu Castle Inn is located a 8 minutes walk from Pa•Ru•Ru Plaza Gifu.
	coe-gifu.academy.ne.jp /sympo/E_g_info.html (384 words)

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