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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
Comprehensive museum at Toyota's birthplace in Nagoya covering the evolution from automatic looms to automobile manufacturing.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Gifu, Japan · Asia
Gifu is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ginan, 29km from Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology.
Gifu is a city located in Gifu, Japan. With a population of 402,557, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Gifu sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gifu to your route.
Gifu (岐阜市, Gifu-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ɡʲi.ɸɯ, ɡʲi.ɸɯ̥ꜜ.ɕi]) is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important strategic role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During theRead more
Sengoku period, various warlords used the area as a base in their efforts to unify and control Japan. Among them was Oda Nobunaga, who gave the region the name it is known by today. Gifu continued to flourish even after Japan's unification as both an important shukuba along the Edo period Nakasendō and, later, as one of Japan's fashion centers. It has been designated a core city by the national government. The city is a part of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, centered around Nagoya.
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Gifu is located in Gifu, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 35.4229 latitude, 136.7604 longitude.
Gifu has a population of approximately 402,557 people, making it a city in Japan.
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Comprehensive museum at Toyota's birthplace in Nagoya covering the evolution from automatic looms to automobile manufacturing.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Comprehensive collection of over 140 vehicles from around the world tracing the global history of the automobile.
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43 km · about 50 min drive
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Major Japanese amusement park near Nagoya with world-class steel coasters and a giant hot spring complex.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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