Hichisō (七宗町, Hichisō-chō) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu, Japan.

Hichisō is located in the Nōbi Plain of southern Gifu Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers north of Nagoya metropolis.

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Hichisō has declined at an accelerating rate over the past 50 years.

During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the villages of Kabuchi and Kamiaso were created within Mugi District, Gifu with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889.

Plans to merge with the neighbouring city of Minokamo were rejected by a referendum in December 2004.