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- Four Seasons of Gifu
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- March to May
- After plum blossoms, cherry blossoms bloom, and spring is greeted with spring festivals.
Mt. Kinka changes into a golden color at Tsuburajii.
Festival/Event
Gifu Plum Festival
March 7th (Sat) - March 8th (Sun), 2020
This festival is held in and around Umebayashi Park, a famous spot for plum blossoms.
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Kurort® Health Walking Course (April-June)
April to June *Dates vary depending on the course
Kurort® Health Walking Course is being held. Kurort Health Walking Course...
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Gifu castle panorama night view
Saturdays and Sundays from April 4th to April 19th, and every day from April 25th to May 6th (Wednesday/Holiday).
We're extending Gifu Castle's opening hours into the evening for the "Gifu Castle Panorama Night View" event! ...
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Gifu Festival Sponsor Dosan Festival
The first Saturday and Sunday of April (April 4th and 5th in 2026)
The Dosan Festival honors Saito Dosan, who contributed to Gifu's urban development as a feng...
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Hand fire festival
2nd Saturday in April
It is held on the second Saturday of April every year at Tejikao Shrine's annual festival. The origin of this festival is...
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Cormorant fishing demonstration
April 18th (Sat) ①, 25th (Sat) ①, 26th (Sun) ①, 27th (Mon) ①, 29th (Wednesday holiday) ①, 30th (Thu) ①・May 1st (Fri) ①・2nd (Sat) ①・3rd (Sunday/Holiday) ①②・4th (Monday/Holiday) ①②・5th (Tuesday/Holiday) ①②・6th (Mizufuri)①
The event includes a talk by a cormorant fisherman (about their attire, tools, history, etc.) and a demonstration of how cormorants catch fish underwater using a tank...
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Gifu Castle Rakuichi Market Anniversary Festival
April 25th (Sat) - May 6th (Wed)
To celebrate its first anniversary since opening, Gifu Castle Rakuchi will be holding a "Rakuchi..." event during Golden Week.
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Naoko Takahashi Cup Gifu Clear Stream Half Marathon
Sunday, April 26th
A half marathon event held in late April every year. City area ~ Kawaramachi ~ Run along the Nagara River...
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Floral Festival Gifu
April 29th (Wednesday/Holiday)
In addition to lively music stage events, there will be games on the expansive lawn, flower seedlings...
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Nagara River Sightseeing Boat (Golden Week Cruise)
April 29th (Wednesday), May 1st (Friday), May 2nd (Saturday), May 3rd (Sunday), May 4th (Monday), May 5th (Tuesday), May 6th (Wednesday)
Enjoy the scenery, designated as a nationally important cultural landscape, while cruising along the Nagara River...
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Don't miss it! Koi Koi Festival 2026
May 5th (Children's Day)
The Koi Koi Festival is happening! There will be lots of carp streamers on the day! 🎏🎏...
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Cormorant fishing on the Gifu Nagara River
Monday, May 11th
The opening event of cormorant fishing is held on May 11th every year. In the evening, the sightseeing boats are one after another...
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Nagaragawa Night Market
Every Saturday from May 11th to October 15th. *Closed on days when Gifu Nagara River Cormorant Fishing is cancelled, and the night market on August 8th and August 22nd.
On May 11th, in conjunction with the opening of cormorant fishing on the Nagara River in Gifu, the Nagara River Right Bank Promenade Area...
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Cormorant fishing on the Gifu Nagara River
From May 11th to October 15th, however, this excludes the cormorant fishing holiday (September 24th in 2026) and cases where it cannot be carried out due to flooding, etc.
With Mt. Kinka and Gifu Castle towering on the top of the mountain, which still make you feel the romance of the Sengoku period, 10 famous waters...
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Cormorant Fishing Backyard Tour
May 16th (Sat), 22nd (Fri), 30th (Sat) June 12th (Fri), 27th (Sat) July 11th (Sat) August 21st (Fri) September 11th (Fri), 19th (Sat), 22nd (Tue/Holiday) October 2nd (Fri), 10th (Sat)
The Nagaragawa Ukai Museum will be offering a unique "Cormorant Fishing Backstage Tour."
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Gifu Nagara River Water Skiing Competition
Sunday, May 17th
The abundant "clear waters of the Nagara River." Using this wonderful natural environment as it is, everyone can...
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Nagara River Basin Festival 2026
Sunday, June 7th
The Nagara River Basin Festival is held in the Nagara River basin, one of Japan's three most pristine rivers, which flows from its source at Mount Hakusan, through the Nobi Plain, and into Ise Bay...
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Nature
Cherry blossoms at Gifu Park and Sino-Japanese Friendship Garden
Best time to see: Late March to early April
This garden is known as a famous spot for cherry blossoms, and during the cherry blossom season in early April, the whole area turns pink...
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Cherry blossoms along the Nagara River
Best time to see: Late March to early April
400 Yoshino cherry trees are planted along the south bank of the Nagara River. Every year in early April...
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Lieutenant general princess vow cherry tree
Best time to see: Late March to early April
Chujohime vow cherry tree in the precincts of Ganjoji Temple is said to be a change of wild cherry tree, and the number of petals is...
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Suidoyama Cherry Blossoms
Best time to see: Late March to early April
A mountain located to the south of Mt. Kinka, commonly known as Mt. Suido. There are cherry trees all over the mountain...
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Cormorant cherry blossoms
Best time to see: Late March to early April
This cherry tree in the precincts of Gifu Gokoku Shrine used to predict the amount of sweetfish caught by cormorant fishing...
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Cherry blossoms on the Shimizu River
Best time to see: Late March to early April
You can see 220 Yoshino cherry trees along the Shimizu River that flows south of JR Gifu Station. ...
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