Place:Sekigahara, Fuwa, Gifu, Japan

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NameSekigahara
TypeTown
Coordinates35.367°N 136.467°E
Located inFuwa, Gifu, Japan
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is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,109 and a population density of 140 persons per km2, in 2,725 households. The total area of the town was .

The town is most famous for the Battle of Sekigahara which ended the Sengoku Period and created the Tokugawa Shogunate. Due to this, Sekigahara is also a sister city of Waterloo, Belgium and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, sites of other famous and significant battles on their continents.

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