Seki [city] - Seki

Japanese: 関[市] - せき

A city in the southern part of Gifu Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1950. It lies in the basin of the Nagara River and its tributaries, the Tsubo River, the midstream of the Mugi River, and the midstream and upper reaches of the Itadori River. The Nagara River Railway and the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway pass through the city. Seki, the city center, is known as a place where Japanese swords are forged, known as Seki Kaji, and until the mid-Edo period, it produced master craftsmen such as Seki Magoroku (Kanemoto), Izuminokami Kanesada, and Shizu Saburo. After that, it manufactured hoes and sickles, and from the mid-Meiji period, it developed into a metal industry producing pocket knives, replacement blades for safety razors, scissors, and Western tableware. After World War II, Western tableware became the mainstream, and exports are also thriving. The metal industry accounts for 30% of the city's manufactured goods shipment value (2003), but in the 1980s, industrial parks were developed, and general machinery and automobile parts manufacturing industries have also grown. There are Shin-Hasedera Temple (Yoshida Kannon), Zenkoji Temple, and the ruins of Mirokuji Temple (historic site). In February 2005, the towns of Mugegawa, Mugegawa, Horado, Itadori, and Kaminoho in Muge County were incorporated. Area: 472.33 ^km2 . Population: 91,418 (2010).

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Japanese:

岐阜県南部の市。1950年市制。長良(ながら)川と支流津保川，武儀川中流，板取川中上流の各流域を占め，長良川鉄道，東海北陸自動車道が通じる。中心市街の関は関鍛冶(かじ)と呼ばれる日本刀の鍛造地として知られ，江戸中期まで関孫六（兼元），和泉守兼定，志津三郎などの名匠が出た。以後，鍬(くわ)，鎌を製造，明治中期からはポケットナイフ，安全かみそりの替刃，はさみ，洋食器などを生産する金属工業に発展，第２次大戦後は特に洋食器が主流となり輸出も盛んである。金属工業は市の製造品出荷額の30％（2003）を占めているが，1980年代には工業団地が造成され，一般機械や自動車部品製造工業も成長している。新長谷寺（吉田観音），善光寺，弥勒(みろく)寺跡（史跡）がある。2005年２月武儀郡武芸川町，武儀町，洞戸村，板取村，上之保村を編入。472.33km²。９万1418人（2010）。

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