Completion ceremony of Gifu Station North Square

Completion ceremony of Gifu Station North Square was held. (Organizer: Gifu City, Architects: Teikoku Engineering Consultants, Inc.; Nikken Sekkei Civil Engineering Ltd.; CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.)

During the past half decade, starting from the master plan in 2004, Reiko Chikada Lighting Design Inc. worked on the total lighting plan of the 300m-wide square. Reiko Chikada focused especially on the deck lighting in image of the famous Nagaragawa River and the original lighting pole designed in the motif of Gifu Butterfly. In the main square, a 2-minute symphony of "music, light, and fountain" is played every 20 minutes at night. The symphony change depending on the day of the week. Each symphony has original theme: Monday/Craftsmanship, Tuesday/Gifu Butterfly, Wednesday/Kinkazan Mountain, Thursday/Ukai (cormorant fishing), Friday/Festival, Saturday/Nobunaga, the Lord of Gigu Area in 16 century, and Sunday/Nagaragawa River. Up-and coming composer Toshiyuki Takanaga wrote pieces for the symphonies.