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Kasugai
春日井市 | |
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Coordinates: 35°14′51″N 136°58′20″E / 35.24750°N 136.97222°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 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 306,764,[1] 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 municipality of the same name, including Kasugai (now part of Fuefuki) in Yamanashi Prefecture.
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.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kasugai has increased rapidly over the past 70 years with the 1960s being the fastest growing decade.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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
Cityscape
History
Origins
The area which is now Kasugai contains many Kofun period burial mounds.
Early modern period
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.
Late modern period
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.
Contemporary history
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.
Government
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 station
Firefighting
- Fire department
- Kasugai fire department
Health care
- Hospital
- Kasugai Municipal Hospital
Post office
- Kasugai Post office
- Kōzōji Post office
Library
- Kasugai City Library
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Kasugai police station
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Kasugai fire department
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Kasugai Municipal Hospital
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Kasugai Post Office
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Kasugai City Library
External relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
International
- Sister City
City | Country | State | since |
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Kelowna | Canada | British Columbia | February 5, 1981.[4] |
National
- Disaster Alliance city
City | Prefecture | Region | since |
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Ōgaki | Gifu Prefecture | Chūbu region | August 25, 2011. |
Kasuga | Fukuoka Prefecture | Kyūshū region | August 7, 2012. |
Aomori | Aomori Prefecture | Tōhoku region | October 10, 2012. |
Economy
Due to its location, Kasugai is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for the greater Nagoya metropolis.
Primary sector of the economy
Agriculture
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
Manufacturing
Oji Paper Company, Panasonic and Fujitsu have large factories in Kasugai.
Tertiary sector of the economy
Commerce
- Shopping center
- APiTA Kōzōji(SUN MARCHÉ)
- Æon Kasugai shopping center
- Shimizuya
- THE MALL KASUGAI
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Kachigawa Shopping District
Companies headquartered in Kasugai
- AICHI ELECTRIC
- Amiyaki Tei
- Daito ME
- Chita Kogyo
- Toyo Electric Corporation
- KDK(Panasonic Ecology Systems)
- Panasonic Industrial Devices SUNX
- Fine Sinter
- Mitsuchi Corporation
Education
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[5]
Transportation
Airways
Airports
Railways
Conventional lines
- Komaki Line:- Ajiyoshi – Kasugai – Ushiyama – Manai –
Expressway
Highways
- Tōmei Expressway
- Chūō Expressway
- Nagoya Dai-Ni Kanjo Expressway(Meinikan)
Japan National Route
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Nagoya Airport
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Kachigawa Station
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Kasugai Station
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Meinikan and Jōhoku Line
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Kasugai Interchange
Local attractions
- 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
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Enpukuji temple
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Mitsuzōin temple
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Rinsyōin temple
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Shintokuji temple
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Taigakuji temple
- Shinto shrines
- Itahato Jinja
- Hakusan Jinja
- Matsubara Jinja
- Sakashita Jinja
- Utsutsu Jinja
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Itahato Jinja
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Hakusan Jinja
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Matsubara Jinja
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Sakashita Jinja
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Utsutsu Jinja
- Archaeological sites
- 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
References
- ^ Kasugai City official statistics (in Japanese)
- ^ Kasugai climate data
- ^ Kasugai population statistics
- ^ "Sister Cities". City of Kelowna. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ 東春ハッキョ所在地. Toshun Korean Primary School. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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External links
Media related to Kasugai, Aichi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese) (with some portions in English)