Gifu Station in Japanese — 岐阜駅
Gifu Station is a train station in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture. Written in Japanese it is 岐阜駅, read ぎふえき. Below is everything you need to get a taxi there: the characters to show, the reading, and a card you can print or keep on your phone.
Kanji
岐阜駅
| Kana | ぎふえき |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Gifu Eki |
| English | Gifu Station |
| Category | Train stations |
| Location | Gifu, Gifu Prefecture 岐阜市 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 岐阜駅
- Then point and say: ここまでお願いします (koko made onegai shimasu) — "please take me here".
- If asked which area: 岐阜市, 岐阜県.
- On arrival: 領収書をください (ryōshūsho o kudasai) — "please give me a receipt".
Japanese stations often have several exits that are a long walk apart, and a few share their name with a different railway company’s station nearby. Showing the kanji settles which one you mean; if you know the exit, add it in the note field ("east exit" is 東口, "west exit" is 西口).
Nearby places of the same kind
- 岐阜羽島駅 — Gifu-Hashima Station, Hashima
- 尾張一宮駅 — Owari-Ichinomiya Station, Sakae
- 勝川駅 — Kachigawa Station, Kasugai
- 名古屋駅 — Nagoya Station, Nagoya
- 近鉄名古屋駅 — Kintetsu Nagoya Station, Meieki 1-chōme
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 岐阜駅?
岐阜駅 is read ぎふえき, romanised Gifu Eki. English-language sources usually write it Gifu Station. The kanji is what a taxi driver reads; the reading is only there so you know what you are handing over.
How do I show Gifu Station to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 岐阜駅 together with the sentence ここまでお願いします ("please take me here"). Use the button on this page to build a card with both, then save it to your phone or print it — it works with no mobile signal.
Do I also need the address for Gifu Station?
For a well-known train station the name is usually enough, but adding 住所 (the address) removes all doubt, especially where several places share a name. This train station is in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.