Shipments of snow-chilled sake have begun in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, for customers sweltering in the early summer ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, ... 1.94 meters of snow fell, while in the famous Shirakawa village (Gifu Prefecture), the snow depth reached 1.84 meters.

In the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, snowfall reached 99 centimeters in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture; 97 cm in the town of Honbetsu, Hokkaido; and 85 cm in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu ...

Authorities in Japan are urging people across wide areas to stay alert for heavy snow. They say the Sea of Japan coast is ... and 1.67 meters in Shirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture as of 6 ...

In the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. on Feb. 5, the Yasuzuka district of Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, received 85 cm of snow while 78 cm landed in Shirakawa village in Gifu Prefecture.

According to the Meteorological Agency, mountains in Niigata Prefecture are forecast to receive 80 centimeters of snow over 24 hours through 6 a.m. Friday, and mountains in Toyama and Ishikawa ...

Twenty centimetres of snow was recorded in the village of Shirakawago in Gifu prefecture as of 8pm GMT on Tuesday. In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai ...

Despite government permitted annual culling of serows on forest lands of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, browse damage continues to be reported in hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis ... (Capricornis crispus) in ...

Explore The Central, Find Gifu. Approximately 3 hours from Tokyo via Nagoya, Gifu is accessible by bullet train and local train. Gifu Prefecture is in the Chubu region, the center of Honshu, Japan ...