People from Gifu Prefecture

Japanese scientist (1936–)

Japanese diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations (1900-1986)

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

Japanese writer (1859–1935)

businessperson (1930–2024)

Japanese interface designer and inventor of the emoji from NTT Docomo (born 1972)

Japanese supercentenarian

(1632–1695) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet and sculptor during the early Edo period. He was born in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) and is famous for carving thousands of wooden statues of the Buddha and other Buddhist icons, many of which were given in payment for lodging on his pilgrimages to temples throughout Japan.

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Japanese architect (1901-1969)

Japanese educator and poet (1854–1936)

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Japanese warrior and tea master

Japanese film director

Japanese documentary filmmaker (1928–2008)

Japanese politician (1845-1909)

Japanese architect and historian (1895-1984)

Japanese artist (1894–1985)

Japanese economist

Japanese botanist

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Japanese animation director

Japanese video game director

Japanese philosopher

Japanese photographer

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