Also, a bathing place located along the river, about one kilometer from the Nagara Bridge in Gifu City toward the upper stream, was selected by the Ministry of Environment as one of 'the best 55 bathing places in Japan' in 1998 as well as one of 'the best 88 bathing places in Japan' in 2001, the sole case among riverside bathing places.
また岐阜市の長良橋から上流約1kmまでの水浴場が1998年環境省認定「日本の水浴場55選」に、2001年「日本の水浴場88選」に全国で唯一河川の水浴場で選定された。