Official club name : The Friendship Force of Gifu (TFF Gifu for short)
Closest major airport : Central Japan International Airport ( Centrair)
Transportation between the airport and Gifu
1) Incoming Exchange Director will meet you at the Air port (NGO), and take you to Gifu station by train. Train fare is about 17 US$ per person. Hosting families will see Ambassadors at the station.
2) In case of second week hosting, we usually meet Ambassadors at the Shinkansen (Bullet train) station of Gifu-Hashima, and then drive to home by private car.
Most of club members live in several cities near Gifu within one hour drive
from the station. But several members live in Nagano&Aichi Prefecture
and it will take about 1 to 3 hours by car.
The maximum number of Ambassadors our club can host : 20
About the club : The Friendship Force of Gifu which started in Toki City (a suburb of Gifu City) was founded in 1984. Our members are about 50 families. We really hope young members will take part in our activites.
President : Mr. Susumu Fujii E-mail :s-nfujii@ccn5.aitai.ne.jp
Secretary : Ms. Fumiko Shichi E-mail :fumiko7@orchid.plala.or.jp
About the region : Our city, Gifu is almost in the middle of Japan. It is famous as a city of mountains and beautiful rivers. The population is approximately 420,000 and it covers an area of 196.2k㎡. Gifu Castle is famous as the residence of General Nobunaga Oda and Lord
Dosan Saito who ruled these districts in the 16th century.
About the exchanges : We have basically one outbound exchange and one inbound exchange in a year. When we welcome the ambassadors from foreign countries, we usually plan one-day bus tour to Kyoto and a historical Cormorant Fishing Trip on the Nagara River.
There are many fascinated places to visit , like "Hida Takayama" , "Kisoji" and the World Heritage Site of "Shirakawago".
