Sekigahara, Gifu

Sekigahara (関ケ原町, Sekigahara-chō) is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.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.During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture.The village of Sekigahara was formed on July 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, and was raised to town status on April 1, 1928.
Site of the Battle of Sekigahara
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