GIFU--Once occupied by Japan’s most powerful warlord, Gifu Castle now plays host to visitors eager to explore the iconic fortress, meet samurai warriors and shoot arrows--virtually, that is.

Metaverse - now this is a buzzword we've heard a lot recently. The city has (re)created part of the castle from the era of a samurai named Oda Nobunaga for the metaverse.

including Gifu Castle, are located nearby. A residential area lies adjacent to the firing range, and some residents went outside or looked from their windows at the range after the shooting was ...

From my room, I can admire the silvery water of the Nagara river and the little tiered Gifu castle high on the mountain ...

All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time ...

We visit Furukawa, an old district of Hida City in Gifu Prefecture, which is surrounded by mountains and stunning scenery. Furukawa flourished as a castle town 400 years ago, and traces of that ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu -- All 12 dazzling floats have gathered ... to the guardian deity of the southern half of the former Takayama Castle town. Together with the Autumn Takayama Festival, also called ...