Sakahogi Town

Gifu Prefecture · Town

Sakahogi Town is in Kamo District on the north bank of the Kiso River, between Minokamo City and Kakamigahara City, and its name comes from the old Sakahogi Shrine. On a mountain are the ruins of Sarubami Castle, the scene of Oda Nobunaga's campaign against Mino, and visitors can enjoy the scenery of the "Japan Rhine," a gorge on the Kiso River.

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Population: 8,096 1,247th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: +0.3% 148th in Japanfrom 8,071 in 2020
Area: 12.87 km² 1,664th in Japan
Population density: 629 people/km² 463rd in Japan

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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