Gifu-ken

Gifu prefecture is roughly divided into the Hida region in the north and the Mino region in the south.The Hida region is surrounded by mountains, with much snow in winter, while the Mino region is a basin, summer is very hot.Thus, the prefecture has climate differences depending on the region.
In Shirakawa village, there is UNESCO World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go that is famous for gassho-zukuri houses.
the Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River is also famous and it is designated as important intangible folk cultural asset. Seki City is famous as a town of blade-producing.
As a special product, Hida beef is well known