Gifu is the capital city of Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Gifu (岐阜) may also refer to:
- Gifu Prefecture, located in the Chūbu region of central Japan
- Gifu (region), a region located in southcentral Gifu Prefecture
- Gifu Castle atop Mt. Kinka in the city of Gifu
- Gifu University, in Gifu, Japan
- the Gifu meteorite of 1909, which fell in Mino, Gifu (see also Meteorite fall#Others)
- Battle of Gifu Castle in Japan in 1600
- "The Gifu", a Japanese stronghold on Guadalcanal during World War II, captured during the Battle of the Gifu in December 1942
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