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Hashima City
Gifu Prefecture · City
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Hashima City is in the south of the Nobi Plain between the Kiso River and the Nagara River. Gifu-Hashima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen makes it the gateway to Gifu Prefecture. Townhouses remain in Takehana Town, and the wisteria at Takehana Betsuin temple is beautiful. The city also developed as a textile town.
Key facts
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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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Gifu Prefecture
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