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Seki City
Gifu Prefecture · City
Official websiteGifu Prefecture page
Seki City is a cutlery town where swordsmiths have gathered since long ago, and it is called one of the "world's three great cutlery centers" along with Solingen in Germany and Sheffield in Britain. The sculptor-monk Enku spent his last years here, and the city has the Enku Museum. Along the Itadori River is a famous spot called "Monet's Pond."
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
LakeMonet's pond
Shinto shrineKoka ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Shopping centerSunSunCity Magoshopping mall in Seki, Gifu, Japan
Shinto shrineNemichi ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
MuseumGifu Prefectural Museummuseum in Seki, Gifu, Japan
Buddhist templeShin-Chokoku-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Seki, Gifu, Japan
MuseumGifu Collection of Modern Artsart museum in Seki, Gifu, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Heiseiroadside station in Seki, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Rasuten Horadoroadside station in Seki, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Mugegawaroadside station in Seki, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Gifu Prefecture
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