Hi I'm Hiro. Yamagata-city is located a little up north from Gifu-city. 20mins to the closest convenience store and 40mins to the closest station, yes it is not convenient. But it will make you feel calm and peaceful and get you away from your busy trip :) You can take a bus to visit here. I speak English and a little Chinese but no opportunity to speak as long as I live here so please make my daily life fresh for a while :) Thanks!