Kasugai, Aichi

Kasugai 春日井市
Special city
Tofu Memorial Hall Kasugai Cactus Ochiai Park UtsutsuJinja Shrine Kōzōji New Town Kasugai Festival
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Location of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, highlighted in pink
Kasugai
Coordinates: 35°14′51″N 136°58′20″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi
Government
• - Mayor	Futoshi Itoh (since May 2006)
Area
• Total	92.78 km2 (35.82 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2019)
• Total	306,764
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Sakura
Phone number	81-(0)568-81-5111
Address	Toriimatsu 5-44, Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture 486-8686
Website	Official website

Kasugai (春日井市, Kasugai-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 306,764, and a population density of 3,306 persons per km². The total area of the city is 92.78 square kilometres (35.82 sq mi). The city is sometimes called Owarikasugai to avoid confusion with other municipalitity of the same name, including Kasugai (now partly of Fuefuki) in Yamanashi Prefecture.

History

Origins

The area which is now Kasugai contains many Kofun period burial mounds.

Edo period

It was part of ancient Owari Province Under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, the area was mostly part of the holdings of Owari Domain.

Meiji period

With the Meiji period establishment of the modern municipalities system, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, including the village of Kachigawa on October 1, 1889. Kachigawa was raised to town status on July 25, 1900. On June 1, 1943, Kachigawa was merged with neighboring villages of Toriimatsu and Shinogi to form the city of Kasugai.

Modern Kasugai

In 1958, Kasugai annexed the neighboring towns of Sakashita and Kōzōji. Kasugai gained Special city status on April 1, 2001 with increased local autonomy.

Geography

Kasugai is located in northwest Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis, in the northern Nōbi Plain. The Shōnai River flows through the southern portion of the city.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Kasugai is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1681 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kasugai has increased rapidly over the past 70 years. In 1970 due to fastest growing in the city.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	39,942	—
1970	64,346	+61.1%
1960	77,174	+19.9%
1970	161,835	+109.7%
1980	244,119	+50.8%
1990	266,599	+9.2%
2000	287,623	+7.9%
2010	305,662	+6.3%

Surrounding municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

• Nagoya
• Inuyama
• Komaki
• Seto
• Toyoyama

Gifu Prefecture

• Tajimi

Cityscape

• 
  Skyline of Kachigawa
• 
  Ochiai Park
• 
  Kōzōji New Town

Government

City hall

Mayor-council

Kasugai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 32 members.

Prefectural Assembly

The city contributes four members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly.

House of Representatives

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 6 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Public

Police

• Aichi Prefectural Police
  • Kasugai police staion

Firefighting

• Fire department
  • Kasugai fire department

Health care

• Hospital
  • Kasugai Municipal Hospital

Post office

• Kasugai Post office
• Kōzōji Post office

Library

• Kasugai City Library

• 
  Kasugai police station
• 
  Kasugai fire department
• 
  Kasugai Municipal Hospital
• 
  Kasugai Post Office
• 
  Kasugai City Library

International relations

Sister cities

• Kelowna（British Columbia, Canada）
  • From February 1981.

Economy

Kachigawa downtown

Kasugai CBD

Due to its location, Kasugai is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for the greater Nagoya metropolis.

Primary sector of the economy

In terms of agricultural production, Kasugai is noted for horticulture and produces over 80% of the cactus sold as houseplants.

Secondary sector of the economy

Oji Paper Company, Panasonic and Fujitsu have large factories in Kasugai.

Tertiary sector of the economy

Shopping center

• APiTA Kōzōji（SUN MARCHÉ）
• Æon Kasugai shopping center
• Shimizuya
• THE MALL KASUGAI

• 
  Kasugai Cactus
• 
  Oji Paper Kasugai factry
• 
  Kachigawa Shopping District

Education

University

Chubu University

Colleges and universities:

• Chubu University
• Meijo University, Kasugai campus

Primary and secondary education

• Kasugai has 37 public elementary schools and15 public junior high schools operated by the city government, and seven public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one private junior high schools and one private high school. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.

International schools

• Toshun Korean Primary School (東春朝鮮初級学校) – North Korean school

Transportation

Airways

Airports

• Nagoya Airfield

Railways

Conventional lines

Central Japan Railway Company

• Chūō Main Line：Jōkōji - Kōzōji - Jinryō - Kasugai - Kachigawa

Meitetsu

• Komaki Line：Ajiyoshi - Kasugai - Ushiyama - Manai

Tōkai Transport Service Company

• Jōhoku Line：Kachigawa - Ajiyoshi

Aichi Loop Railway

• Aichi Loop Line：Kōzōji

Roads

Highways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Chūō Expressway
• Nagoya Dai-Ni Kanjo Expressway(Meinikan)

Japan National Route

• National Route 19
• National Route 155
• National Route 302

• 
  Nagoya Airport
• 
  Kachigawa Station
• 
  Kasugai Station
• 
  Meinikan and Jōhoku Line
• 
  Kasugai Interchange
• 
  Japan National Route 19

Local attractions

Jōjō Castle

Futagoyama Kofun

Greenpia Kasugai

Ochiai Park

Castle

• Jōjō Castle ruins
• Ōdome Castle
• Yoshida Castle

Buddhist temple

• Enpuku-ji temple
• Kōzō-ji temple
• Mitsuzō-in temple
• Rinsyō-in temple
• Shintoku-ji temple
• Taigaku-ji temple

• 
  Enpukuji temple
• 
  Mitsuzōin temple
• 
  Rinsyōin temple
• 
  Shintokuji temple
• 
  Taigakuji temple

Shinto shrines

• Itahato Jinja
• Hakusan Jinja
• Matsubara Jinja
• Sakashita Jinja
• Utsutsu Jinja

• 
  Itahato Jinja
• 
  Hakusan Jinja
• 
  Matsubara Jinja
• 
  Sakashita Jinja
• 
  Utsutsu Jinja

Archaeological sites

• Futagoyama Kofun

Library

• Kasugai city library

Park

• Greenpia Kasugai
• Ochiai Park

Notable residents

• Ichiro Suzuki, professional baseball player
• Eiji Okuda, actor and director
• Takehiro Donoue, professional baseball player
• Naomichi Donoue, professional baseball player
• Sho Ito, professional soccer player
• Asahiyutaka Katsuteru, sumo wrestler
• Kousei Amano, actor
• Jurina Matsui, actress
• Gaku Hasegawa, politician
• Company Matsuo, pornographic movie actor/director

External links

Media related to Kasugai, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese) (with some portions in English)