Japanese large-flowered variety, tepals light bluish purple with deeper tip. Anthers yellow. The cultivar name is the name of a district (Gifu).

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	kozo Sugimoto
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised:	1994
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 12-15 cm Database entry: 1494