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Ena City
Gifu Prefecture · City
Official websiteGifu Prefecture page
Ena City was formed in 2004 by the merger of the former Ena City and 5 towns and villages of Ena District. It is rich in history and scenery, with the ruins of Iwamura Castle, one of Japan's three great mountain castles, the Iwamura-cho Hondori street below it, Enakyo, a scenic gorge on the Kiso River, and the stone-walled Sakaori terraced rice fields.
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
CastleIwamura Castlecastle
MuseumNihon Taishomuraopen-air museum in Ena, Gifu, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Historic townscapeIwamura-cho Hondoridistrict in Ena, Gifu, Japan
Old post townOi-jukustation in the Nakasendō- CastleAkechi Castle
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Shinto shrineTakenami ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineOfuna ShrineShinto shrine in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Obaachan-Ichi Yamaokaroadside station in Ena, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kamiyahagi la Faure Fukuju-no-satoroadside station in Ena, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Soba-no-sato Rassei Misatoroadside station in Ena, 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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