Seki is a city located in Gifu, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 89,020 and a population density of 190 persons per km2 in 35,366 households.. The total area of the city was.
Geography
Seki is located in central Gifu Prefecture at the northern tip of the Nōbi Plain, approximately 40 kilometers north of Nagoya. Due to various municipal mergers, the city has a "U" shape, almost enclosing the city ofMino. Also as a result of the merger, the population center of population in Japan now is located in Sekiuchi. Mount Takinami is the highest point in the city, with an elevation of. The Nagara River and Itadori River flow through the city.
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters. The average annual temperature in Seki is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2090 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.
Neighbouring municipalities
Gifu Prefecture
*Gifu
*Mino
*Minokamo
*Motosu
*Kakamigahara
*Gujo
*Yamagata
*Tomika
* Sakahogi
* Hichisō
Fukui Prefecture
*Ōno
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Seki has increased rapidly over the past 40 years.
Census Year
Population
1970
69,201
1980
78,529
1990
87,117
2000
92,061
2010
91,418
History
The area around Seki was part of traditional Mino Province. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Mugi District in Gifu prefecture was created, and the town of Seki was established on July 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Seki was elevated to city status on October 15, 1950. On February 7, 2005, the towns of Mugegawa and Mugi, and the villages of Horado, Itadori and Kaminoho.
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.
Kinju - a famous swordsmith. 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 around the time of Ryakuo creating the Seki tradition.
