(2002 est. pop. 2.1 million). Occupying an area of 10,596 square kilometers, Japan's Gifu Prefecture is situated in central Honshu Island in the middle of the so-called Japan Alps region. Its primary geographical features are the Hida and...

Gifu (岐阜) may refer to: Gifu Prefecture, located in the Chūbu region of central Japan Gifu, Gifu, the capital city of Gifu Prefecture Gifu (region), a region located in southcentral Gifu Prefecture Gifu Castle, in Gifu City, atop Mt. Kinka the Gifu...

Architect Makoto Sei Watanabe designed the village hall of the town of Sakauchi-mura in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, using a concept that minimized intrusion into the panoramic view of the region. The building features roofs that cast complex shadows as the sun moves to emphasize...

Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester, NY) and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (Gifu, Japan), have formed a joint global venture, 5K Display Corp., to manufacture organic light-emitting-diode (OLED) displays for consumer devices such as cameras, PDAs, and portable entertainment machines. SK Display Corp. will offer...