Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, JAPANAt a G lan c e

67,300+Faculties
Graduate
Schools

8

Established inStudents

77
Graduate : 22
Research Students and Others : 1
Undergraduate :%%320+International Students

Students studying abroad
each year%

1949
Founded in~250

1873

2
3

Faculty of Education Bachelor
Graduate School of Education

2

Faculty of Regional Studies Bachelor
Graduate School of Regional Studies

Master3

School of Medicine Bachelor
Graduate School of Medicine

Doctor4

Faculty of Engineering Bachelor
Graduate School of Engineering

5

Faculty of Applied Biological SciencesBachelor

6

School of Social System ManagementBachelor5MasterMasterDoctor

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

7Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences

8United Graduate School of Agricultural Science

9United Graduate School of Drug Discovery andMedical Information Sciences

16Animal Medical Center
Auditorium

University Library

587University Hall
Gifu Field Science Center

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

9Staff43

Medical Library

3,000

including Medical Staff in University Hospital

14

University Hospital

Total

Faculties/Graduate Schools

as Teacher’ s Training School

GIFU~800

Academic
Faculty Staff

Central Administration Office

Yanagido HallInternational HouseMasterDoctorDoctorDoctorGifu University is located inAll bullet trains stop at JR Nagoya Station, and “Hikari” and “Kodama” trains stop at JR
Gifu-Hashima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen line.
Please refer to the website of Central Japan Railway Company.
https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/info/access/the Chubu area of JAPANSHINAGAWATOKYO

SHIN-YOKOHAMA

AirportTOKAIDO-SHINKANSEN「NOZOMI」

GIFU
NAGOYAATAMIMAIBARA

Narita International

Haneda International
AirportSHIZUOKA

TOYOHASHI

KYOTO

Chubu Centrair

SHIN-OSAKA

AirportWhat’ s Gifu City like?

KansaiInternational

Gifu Cas tle

Nag ara River

Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant

AirportPhotos from Gifu Cit yGifu University is located north of Gifu City with a population of approximately
400,000. The city is rich in history and beautiful natural environment symbolized byGifu Castle, the former residence of Oda Nobunaga, a powerful Daimyō of Japan in thelate 16th century. The castle on top of Mt. Kinka looks down the Nagara River where
Japan’s largest ﬁreworks display is held every summer. In addition, cormorant ﬁshing,a traditional ﬁshing method that uses trained cormorants to catch river ﬁsh,continues to be practiced along the river for centuries (from May to October).

Gifu University FOUR SEASONS

Sakura cherr y ﬂowers & Obser vator y Dome, Facult y of Education

Season of fresh greener y - Facult y of Engineering

Blanket by yellow leaves - Central Adminis tration Building

Blanketed in snow - Facult y of Engineering

SPRING Magnolia kobus blossom heralds the advent of early spring as if to prod sakura cherry ﬂowers, dandelion to become full-blown.
SUMMER When rain lets up, white buildings and lush greenery project a perfect contrast on a pond.
AUTUMN Red maples, metasequoia and ginkgo leaves paint the whole campus with bright colors.
CHANGES IN NATURE
WINTER Snow turns everything into dazzling white.

COME & EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF
Access to Gifu University
JRGifu Sta.

Approx. 20 min.
by taxi

18 min.
by JR train

Meitetsu

Meitetsu

Gifu Sta.

Nagoya Sta.
29 min.
by Meitetsu train

Approx. 25 min.
by nonstop bus

G if u Univ e r sit y

Chubu Centrair Airport

JRNagoya Sta.

29 min.
by Meitetsu train

Mt. Kinka

30 min.
by busNagoyaAirport

The Meitetsu μ-SKY Limited Express train (all seats are reserved) provides a direct service from Chubu Centrair Airport to Meitetsu Gifu Station inapproximately 1 hour. (The ticket costs 1,370 yen and extra 360 yen for reserved seat μticket.)

To Nagoya Sta.
To Chubu Centrair Airport

1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1193, JAPANInternational General Affairs Section
Phone: +81-(0)58-293-3351 email: int_exch@gifu-u.ac.jp
Inbound and Outbound Student Affairs Section Phone: +81-(0)58-293-2137 email: direcent@gifu-u.ac.jp
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Edition 3 (Apr. 2021)