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Gujo City
Gifu Prefecture · City
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Gujo City spreads along the upper Nagara River. Its center, Gujo Hachiman, keeps the look of a castle town and is called the "Little Kyoto of Oku-Mino." Highlights include the Gujo Odori dance, held all night in summer, Gujo Hachiman Castle on a mountain and streets lined with waterways. It is a place of the Hakusan faith, and the ski areas of Takasu are busy.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleGujo Hachiman Castlebuilding in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
LandmarkItoshiro Cedar
Shinto shrineNagataki Hakusan ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
BridgeWashimi Bridgebridge in Japan
Shinto shrineHakusan Chukyo ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Ski resortTakasu Snow Parkski area in Gujō, Gifu, Japan
ParkBokka no Sato
Shinto shrineHoshimiya ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Roadside Meihoroadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kokin-denju-no-sato Yamatoroadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Seiryu-no-sato Shirotoriroadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michinoeki Hakusanbunka no Sato Nagatakiroadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Minamiroadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Wararoadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Dainichidakeroadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shirao Fureai-parkroadside station in Gujo, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Gifu Prefecture
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