Culture Genealogy of Japanese Western-style Paintings Dec 10th - Mar 13th A special exhibition at the Gifu Prefectural Museum of Art until March 13th explores how Japanese Western-style painting has evolved..
Nightlife Tejikara Fire Festival Mid Apr A must see festival if you're coming to Gifu in April. Dating back to the 18th century, the Tejikara Fire Festival at Tejikara..
Activities Sakura Season at Usuzumi Park Early - Mid Apr One of Japan's oldest sakura trees can be found at Gifu's Usuzumi Park. The tree is said to have been planted by Emperor..
Culture Slug Festival Early Aug A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbidden..
Culture Tejikara Summer Fire Festival Mid Aug The Tejikara Summer Fire Festival is an event held every second Sunday of August along the banks of the Nagara River in Gifu.
Culture Gujo Odori Mid Jul - Early Sep Gujo Odori is Japan's largest and one of the most famous dance festivals lasting thirty-two nights, three of which have dancing..
Festivals Suimu Shrine Festival Late Sep Suimu Shrine Festival has those of unlucky ages fight to push out the bad spirits that plague those ages.