The Gifu fortifications and layout had been designed by four experienced 17th Army fortification engineers, Lieutenant Colonel Makoto Hamada, Majors Shigemaichi Shida and Tsuneichi Shima, and Captain Masaru Tokuda.
Gifu-befæstningen var blevet designet af fire erfarne befæstningsingeniører fra 17. armé: oberstløjtnant Makoto Hamada, majorerne Shigemaichi Shida og Tsuneichi Shima samt kaptajn Masaru Tokuda.