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Kasamatsu Town
Gifu Prefecture · Town
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Kasamatsu Town borders Gifu City to the south and lies on the north bank of the Kiso River. In the Edo period, the jin'ya (office) of the Mino district governor was here, and it also prospered as a river port. Kasamatsu Racecourse, a local horse-racing track, is known for producing Oguri Cap, and the town's history can be learned at the Kasamatsu Museum History and Future.
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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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