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Annual survey reveals Gifu jumped 41 spots to become the prefecture with the most karaage eaters

Dale Roll
Dec 21, 2021
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But what caused the huge rise in the dish’s popularity in the prefecture?

Japan
(chicken • food • fried chicken • Gifu • Gifu Prefecture • karaage • survey • takeout)

Gifu office worker arrested for his homemade tire-popping caltrops

Master Blaster
Mar 5, 2021

Criminal used Spikes! Spikes were scattered all around Gifu City.

Japan
(caltrops • crime • Gifu • handmade • makibishi • Pokemon • screws • spikes • tire spikes)

Do Japanese ghosts have a lifespan of roughly 400 years?

Master Blaster
Aug 5, 2020

Yes, I know “ghost lifespan” is an oxymoron. Let’s move on.

Japan
(Ghost Day • ghosts • Gifu • lifespan • occult • paranormal • sekigahara • supernatural • Yurei no Hi)

Enjoy sights and traditions of Japan’s heartland in new Gifu prefecture-focused feature【Video】

Ingrid Tsai
Aug 3, 2020

The mountains are calling and I must go watch them from the comfort of my couch.

Japan
(Chubu • cormorant fishing • food • Gifu • hiking • nature • Seki • Shirakawa-go • Takayama • travel • video)

460-year-old human sacrifice victim chimes in on Love Live! controversy

Master Blaster
Feb 24, 2020

Teenage girl who was ritualistically buried alive during the Middle Ages says she can relate.

Japan
(Gifu • Gujo • Gujo Hachiman • hitobashira • human pillar • love live • moe • Oyoshi-chan • ritual sacrifice)

Naked man arrested for public nudity denies charges: “I was training.”

Master Blaster
Mar 6, 2019

Is he a drunken master or just drunk again?

Japan
(crime • Gifu • japan obscenity law • public indecency • shugyo • training)

Starbucks’ cool new Japan Geography tumblers will take you on a trip around the country

Casey Baseel
May 3, 2018

Local sites and foods of five prefectures proudly displayed on mugs, bottles.

Japan
(cute • drinks • Gifu • interior • Nagasaki • Nara • Oita • Starbucks • Tochigi)

Convenience store in Gifu stays open for business for two months without any staff or merchandise

Master Blaster
Jan 26, 2018

The curious case of the Kakamigahara Lawson has caused the company to take a second look at how they operate.

Japan
(business • convenience stores • Gifu • Kakamigahara • Lawson)

Cat cafe train in Japan makes its inaugural run with rescue cats on board【Photos】

Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2017

Fans of trains and felines enjoyed a trip with rescue cats recently, all for a good cause.

Japan
(animals • cat cafes • cats • Gifu • rescue cat cafe • rescue cats • trains)

Real-life location of Your Name’s anime-only lake discovered, still holds a beautiful surprise

Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2017

Itomori may not be an actual city, but here’s where the hometown of Your Name’s female lead would be in real-life Japan.

Japan
(anime • beutiful • Gifu • Makoto Shinkai • movies • nature • your name.)

Beautiful anime bus will take travelers to Your Name’s countryside setting starting this month

Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2017

If you’re an anime fan planning to make a pilgrimage to the real-life inspiration for Your Name’s location, your bus has arrived.

Japan
(anime • buses • Gifu • Hida • Makoto Shinkao • movies • Tokyo • travel • your name.)

Hit anime Your Name inspires new sake, blessed by priests in the shrine that appears in the movie

Casey Baseel
Nov 5, 2016

After making a splash at the box office, Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime leads to something you can pour into a sake cup.

Japan
(alcohol • anime • drinks • Gifu • Makoto Shinkai • movies • sake • shrines • your name.)

Japanese city offering authentic handcrafted swords in exchange for “tax” payments

Master Blaster
Oct 3, 2016

The best part is you don’t even have to live there to pay the tax!

Japan
(furusato tax • Gifu • Japanese sword • Seki • swords • swordsmith • tax)

Swarms of insects cause chaos on bridge in Japan

Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2016

Incredible photos show an extraordinary number of insects wreaked havoc on drivers, closing a bridge and causing accidents on the weekend.

Japan
(accidents • Aichi • bizarre • bridge • Gifu • insects • mayflies • news • traffic)

Japanese marathoners attacked by swarm of hornets, 115 stung

Master Blaster
Sep 13, 2016

As if a marathons weren’t grueling enough…here come the hornets!

Japan
(Gifu • hornets • marathon • sports • wasps)

The real-world library inspiration for anime film “Your Name.” offers a message to eager fans

Krista Rogers
Sep 13, 2016

The public library in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture is thrilled by the influx of visitors lately, but the staff have posted a few rules to follow.

Japan
(anime • Gifu • Hida City • Kimi no na wa • library • privacy)

Japan’s centuries-old Mino ware pottery tradition embraces anime stars from Naruto and Gintama

Oona McGee
Jun 1, 2016

The stunning new plate series brings iconic imagery from the modern-day world of manga and anime to a revered traditional art.

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • ceramics • cool • Gifu • gintama • manga • Mino ware • Naruto • plates • pottery • Tono)

Bumper crop of anime boobs toned down in rural community’s local tourism poster

Casey Baseel
Dec 8, 2015

Tourism association makes change in response to complaints that original poster was inappropriate.

Japan
(anime • controversy • Gifu • No-rin • stamp rally • tourism • travel)

Gifu police chase shoplifter with 20 patrol cars and helicopter, fail to catch him

Master Blaster
Dec 7, 2015

He must have really wanted that make-up…

Japan
(cosmetics • crime • Gifu • police • shoplifting)

Smashing cakes and eating hair: City in Gifu Prefecture releases bizarre PR video【Video】

Krista Rogers
Oct 6, 2015

Following in the footsteps of Kobayashi City in Miyazaki Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture’s Seki City has recently released its own quirky PR video. This ad, however, focuses on the city’s contribution to daily life with an important product that the city is famous for rather than emphasizing any local accent. Judging by the bizarre scene in the photo above, can you guess what Seki City is famous for producing? Here’s a hint: This video is shear madness!

Japan
(blades • Gifu • PR • Seki • video • weird)

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