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[[Masamune#Kinju|Kinju]] (金重) - a famous swordsith. He is also known as Kaneshige using the Japanese pronunciation of his name. He and Kaneuji are founders of the [[Mino Province|Mino]] style. Considered to be one of the Juttetsu or "Ten Famous Students" or "10 Great Disciples of [[Masamune]]". Moving to Mino Province (today part of Gifu Prefecture) around the time of [[Ryakuo]] (1338–1342) creating the Seki tradition. |
[[Masamune#Kinju|Kinju]] (金重) - a famous swordsith. He is also known as Kaneshige using the Japanese pronunciation of his name. He and Kaneuji are founders of the [[Mino Province|Mino]] style. Considered to be one of the [[Masamune#Students|Juttetsu]] or "Ten Famous Students" or "10 Great Disciples of [[Masamune]]". Moving to Mino Province (today part of Gifu Prefecture) around the time of [[Ryakuo]] (1338–1342) creating the Seki tradition. |
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[[Japanese sculpture|Sculptor]] [[Enkū]] died in Seki and is celebrated at the [[Enkū Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.seki.gifu.jp/kankou/seki/enku.html |title=円空館 |trans_title=Enku Museum |publisher=Seki City |accessdate=8 March 2012}}</ref> |
[[Japanese sculpture|Sculptor]] [[Enkū]] died in Seki and is celebrated at the [[Enkū Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.seki.gifu.jp/kankou/seki/enku.html |title=円空館 |trans_title=Enku Museum |publisher=Seki City |accessdate=8 March 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:06, 4 January 2017
Seki (関市, Seki-shi) is a city located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1950.
On February 7, 2005, the towns of Mugegawa and Mugi, and the villages of Horado, Itadori and Kaminoho (all from Mugi District) were merged into Seki.[1]
As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 91,239 and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area is 472.84 km2.
History
Kinju (金重) - a famous swordsith. He is also known as Kaneshige using the Japanese pronunciation of his name. He and Kaneuji are founders of the Mino style. Considered to be one of the Juttetsu or "Ten Famous Students" or "10 Great Disciples of Masamune". Moving to Mino Province (today part of Gifu Prefecture) around the time of Ryakuo (1338–1342) creating the Seki tradition.
Sculptor Enkū died in Seki and is celebrated at the Enkū Museum.[2]
Events
Cuisine
Seki is today considered the home of modern Japanese kitchen cutlery, where state-of-the-art manufacturing and technology has updated ancient forging skills to produce a world-class series of stainless and laminated steel kitchen knives famed throughout the world. The major cutlery making companies are based in Seki, and they produce the highest quality kitchen knives in the traditional Japanese style and the western style, like the gyuto and the santoku. Knives and swords are so much a part of the city that it is home of the Seki Cutlery Association, the Seki Swordsmith Museum, the Seki Outdoor Knife Show, the October Cutlery Festival, and the Cutlery Hall where tourists can purchase knives.
Educational institutions
Universities and colleges
- Chubu Gakuin University
- Chubu Gakuin College
- Gifu University of Medical Science
High schools
- Seki High School
- Sekiuchi High School
- Mugi Nishi High School
- Mugi Higashi High School
Transportation
Railroad
- Nagaragawa Railway
Highways
- Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway
- Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
- National Route 156, 248, 418
References
- ^ 概要＞関市の10大ニュース（平成17年）. Seki official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "円空館". Seki City. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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External links
Media related to Seki, Gifu at Wikimedia Commons
Seki travel guide from Wikivoyage- Seki City official website Template:Ja icon
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