was a

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located in Ena District,

Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 6,687 and a

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of 99.61 persons per km². The total area was 67.13 km². On October 25, 2004, Akechi, along with the towns of Iwamura, Kamiyahagi and Yamaoka, and the village of Kushihara (all from Ena District), was merged into the expanded city of

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, and no longer exists as an independent

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. Akechi is known for Nihon Taishō Mura. The town is also the home of the Akechi Hilltop Circuit, a popular small go-kart and mini-bike racing course tucked away at the top of a local mountain.

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External links

Official website of Ena

Website of Nihon Taishō Mura

Website of Akechi Hilltop Circuit
Dissolved municipalities of Gifu Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2004 Ena, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub 2004 disestablishments in Japan