History
Era |
Year |
Event |
| Over 10,000 years ago | Ruins of 200 residences can be confirmed | |
| About 2,000 years ago | Rice harvesting begins | |
| 4th-6th Century | The Yamato Imperial Court unifies the Mino and Hida regions. | |
| Muromachi | 1567 | Oda Nobunaga gains recognition in Gifu |
| Azuchi Momoyama |
1700 | Tokugawa prevails after a decisive battle with Toyotomi at Sekigahara |
| Edo | The Mino and Hida districts were divided and the Hida region became shogunate territory (shogunal demesne). | |
| Meiji | 4 (1871) | The Mino region becomes Gifu Prefecture |
| ９(1876) | The Hida region joins Gifu Prefecture, resulting in the present-day formation of the prefecture | |
| 12(1879) | The 1st Gifu Assembly is held | |
| 24(1891) | The Great Nobi earthquake causes terrible damage to Gifu Prefecture | |
| Taisho | ||
| Showa | ９(1934) | The Takayama Rail Line(Gifu-Takayama) opens |
| 34(1959) | Gifu Prefecture suffers great damage from the Isewan Typhoon | |
| 40(1965) | The 20th Japan National Athletic Meet is held in Gifu | |
| 41(1966) | The Gifu Prefectural Government Building is rebuilt (current building) | |
| 46(1971) | A sister-prefecture relationship is created with Kagoshima Prefecture | |
| 58(1983) | Gifu Prefecture population exceeds 2,000,000 | |
| 63(1988) | Gifu Future Watch '88 Exposition is held in Gifu City | |
| Heisei | 1(1989) | The world's first High-Vision Gallery is established at the Gifu Art Museum |
| ３(1991) | Gifu Memorial Center is built | |
| ６(1994) | The Fureai Plaza and Culture Hall Mirai Kaikan is built | |
| ７(1995 | Flower Festival '95 Gifu is held and a new Prefectural Library (Gifu Prefectural Library) is built | |
| ８(1996) | The overhead railway at JR Gifu Station is completed | |
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