Nobunaga had the former Saitō castle repaired Recovering and renamed Name_conferral it Gifu Castle , a firm base from which to expand north into the Hokuriku region and to make his drive toward Kyoto .

Gifu Castle functioned Being_in_operation as his primary residence and military headquarters until he moved Motion to the partially completed Azuchi Castle in 1575 .

The took place Process_start in Japan on 6 August 1181 ( or by the Japanese calendar , Jishō-5 year , 4-month , 25-day ) , in the present-day town of Sunomata , Gifu Prefecture .