Sekigahara Chō
Sekigahara is a rural town at the western edge of Gifu Prefecture in the Chubu region of Japan. It is most famous for the October 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, but its picturesque location nestled in a small valley between mountains, combined with its complete lack of large tour buses, makes it a nice day trip from the larger nearby cities of Kyoto, Nagoya, and Kanazawa.- Locality with 7,860 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 189 metres (620 feet)
- Also known as“Sekigahara”“Sekigahara-machi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Matsuo and Sekigahara Warland.
Sekigahara Chō
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Latitude
35.348° or 35° 20′ 53″ north
Longitude
136.4458° or 136° 26′ 45″ east
Open location code
8Q7R8CXW+68
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In Other Languages
“Sekigahara Chō” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “せきがはらちょう”
- Japanese: “セキガハラチョウ”
- Japanese: “関ケ原町”
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