Nakatsugawa, Gifu

Nakatsugawa (Japanese中 津 川 市, -shi) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Gifu.

History

Nakatsugawa was a post station (宿 场 町Shukuba -machi ) of Nakasendō during the Edo period. The city Nakatsugawa was founded on April 1, 1952.

Geography

Nakatsugawa located northeast of Nagoya. The river Kiso flows through the city from northeast to southwest.

Attractions

  • Magome

Economy

The manufacturer of high-quality musical instruments Takamine has Nakatsugawa their headquarters

Traffic

  • Street: Chūō - highway
  • National Road 19: Nagoya and Nagano
  • National roads 256, 257, 363
  • Nakasendo
  • JR Chūō Main Line: Tokyo and Nagoya

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Shimazaki Toson was a Japanese writer of the Meiji and early Showa period.

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Ena
  • Gero
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