Gifu Prefecture, will likely lose its status as the “belly-button of Japan” five years from now because of population shifts. The “navel” title refers to a geographical place considered ...
A winter pressure pattern and cold air mass are bringing heavy snowfall along the Sea of Japan coast ... and 1.67 meters in Shirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture as of 6 p.m. It is also snowing ...
With record visitor numbers in 2024 putting strain on Japan's tourist hotpots, here are four places to visit far away ... stretching across Nagano, Toyama, Gifu and Niigata prefectures.