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| | Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, Pictures |
 | | Ogaki is on the Ibi River in the northwestern part of the Nobi Plain, about 15 km (about 9 mi) west of Gifu, the prefecture capital, and about 25 km (about 16 mi) northwest of Nagoya, the leading city of the region. |
 | | During the landmark Battle of Sekigahara that took place west of Ogaki in 1600, the castle was a base for the forces of the warlord Ishida Mitsunari, who served the powerful military general Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his son Hideyori. |
 | | During the shogunate's rule, the Edo period (1603-1867), Ogaki was a post-station town (a settlement catering to travelers) on the Kiso Kaido, one of the five historic highways radiating from Edo (now Tokyo) to surrounding provinces. |
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