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.

In the city of Gifu, it appeared above Mount Kinka and shined as if to illuminate Gifu Castle on the mountain. Many people gathered on the banks of the nearby Nagara River to catch a glimpse of ...

(Mainichi/ Yu Kajiwara) SEKIGAHARA, Gifu -- "Surprisingly surreal," "a mysterious ... Passing through a gate resembling a castle, a concrete statue of a mounted warrior, slightly larger than ...

Explore the beauty and tradition of Japan with a trip off the beaten path to its Gifu prefecture. Located in the central part ...

For more than 400 years, it has been held for 30 nights from July to September in Gujo-Hachiman, a village located deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture ... also known as the Castle in the ...