Sakashita, Gifu

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Sakashita (坂下町; -chō) was a town located in Ena District, Gifu, Japan. On February 13, 2005 the town merged with five other towns and villages from the district into the expanded city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

On February 27, 2005, the town was in the national news when five members of a household in Sakashita were stabbed and killed by a member of their family.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,753 and a density of 193.25 persons per km². The total area was 29.77 km².

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