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Nakatsugawa City
Gifu Prefecture · City
Official websiteGifu Prefecture page
Nakatsugawa City is in the Tono region, bordering Nagano Prefecture, with a chain of post towns on the Nakasendo road. Magome-juku, with its stone-paved slopes, is the birthplace of Shimazaki Toson. The Toson Memorial Museum and the ruins of Naegi Castle, built using huge rocks, are highlights, and the city is known as the home of kuri-kinton (a chestnut sweet).
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
Old post townMagome-jukupost town in Kiso Valley in Gifu, Japan
CastleNaegi Castlecastle in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
CastleKaneyama Castlecastle ruins in Gifu, Japan
Amusement parkEnakyo Wonderland
BridgeOi DamJapanese dam
Old post townOchiai-jukustation in the Nakasendō
Old post townNakatsugawa-jukuStation in the Nakasendō
MuseumToson Memorial Museummuseum in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shizumoroadside station in Nakatsugawa, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hana-kaido Tsukechiroadside station in Nakatsugawa, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kirira Sakashitaroadside station in Nakatsugawa, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kashimoroadside station in Nakatsugawa, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Goboku-no-yakata Kawaueroadside station in Nakatsugawa, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
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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