Ōgaki (大垣市, Ōgaki-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was incorporated as a city on April 1, 1918.
As of January 31, 2013, the city has an estimated population of 163,364 and a population density of 790 persons per km². The total area is 206.52 km².
Ōgaki was the final destination for the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō on one of his long journeys as recounted in his book Oku no Hosomichi. Every November the city holds a Bashō Festival.
Ōgaki is located in the northwest area of the Nōbi Plain in Gifu Prefecture and is known as being the most centrally-located city in Japan.
As a result of its 2006 merger with the town of Kamiishizu (from Yōrō District), and the town of Sunomata (from Anpachi District), the city consists of three disconnected regions, with Sunomata in the east, the original Ōgaki in the center, and Kamiishizu in the southwest.
The main river flowing through the city is the Ibi River; however, the Nagara River forms the border between Ōgaki and the neighboring cities of Gifu and Hashima.
Gifu Prefecture
Gifu
Hashima
Mizuho
Anpachi, Gōdo and Wanouchi (Anpachi District)
Ikeda (Ibi District)
Sekigahara and Tarui (Fuwa District)
Yōrō (Yōrō District)
Mie Prefecture
Inabe
Shiga Prefecture
Maibara
Taga (Inukami District)
April 1918: Gained municipal status
April 1928: Merged with parts of the village of Kitakuise, Anpachi District (specifically the localities of Kido, Minamiisshiki, Kasagi, Kasanui and Gama)
December 1934: Merged with village of Minamikuise, Anpachi District
June 1935: Merged with village of Tagishima, Anpachi District
June 1936: Merged with village of Yasui, Anpachi District
February 1940: Merged with villages of Urū and Shizusato, Fuwa District
October 1947: Merged with villages of Ayasato, Fuwa District, and Sumoto, Anpachi District
June 1948: Merged with village of Asakusa, Anpachi District
October 1948: Merged with village of Kawanami and the Maze part of Maki, Anpachi District
April 1949: Merged with village of Nakagawa, Anpachi District
April 1951: Merged with village of Wagō, Anpachi District
June 1952: Merged with village of Mitsukoshi, Anpachi District
October 1954: Merged with village of Arasaki, Fuwa District
September 1967: Merged with town of Akasaka, Fuwa District
April 1988: Established city constitution
March 27, 2006: Merged with towns of Kamiishizu, Yōrō District, and Sunomata, Anpachi District
Sister and friendship cities
Ōgaki is twinned with the following towns and cities.
Changwon, South Korea
Handan, China
Berea, Ohio, United States
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Stuttgart, Germany
Namur, Belgium
Glen Eira, Australia
Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture
Hioki, Kagoshima
Universities and colleges
Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS)
Gifu Keizai University
Ogaki Women's College
Institute for Fashion Studies (IFS)
Ogaki Nursing College (moved to Ogaki Medical Association March 31, 2006)
Nihon Information Processing College
Nihon General Business College
Nihon-Chūō Nursing College Ogaki
Nihon-Chūō Gakuen Culinary College
Ogaki Kita Senior High School
Ogaki Higashi Senior High School
Ogaki Minami Senior High School
Ogaki Nishi Senior High School
Ogaki Technical High School
Ogaki-Shogyo Business High School
Nihon University Ogaki Senior High School
Ogaki School for Handicapped (primary through senior high)
Hirano Gakuen
Ogaki Sakura High School
Escola Brasileira Prof. Kawase - Brazilian primary school
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line: Ōgaki Station, Arao Station, Mino Akasaka Station
Yoro Railway
Yoro Railway Line: Otoba Station, Tomoe Station, Mino Aoyagi Station, Nishi Ogaki Station, Ogaki Station, Muro Station, Kita Ogaki Station
Tarumi Railway Company
Tarumi Line: Ogaki Station, Higashi Ogaki Station
Seino Railway (freight railway)
Seino Ichihashi Line: Mino Akasaka Station, Otomezaka Station, Saruiwa Station, Ichihashi Station
Seino Hirui Line: Mino Akasaka Station, Mino Okubo Station, Hirui Station
Meishin Expressway: Ogaki Interchange
Tokai-kanjo Expressway: Ogaki-nishi Interchange
National Route 21
National Route 258
National Route 365
National Route 417
Akasaka-juku, the 56th station on the Nakasendō
Kokubun-ji ruins
Basho's Oku no Hosomichi Haiku Journey Memorial
Ōgaki Castle
Softopia Japan
Sumiyoshi Lighthouse
Sunomata Castle