Kakamigahara

Kakamigahara 各務原市
Kakamigahara's location in Gifu, Japan.
Kakamigahara, Gifu
Kakamigahara's location in Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Gifu
Physical characteristics
Area	87.77 km2 (33.89 sq mi)
Population (as of 2009 estimate)
Total	144,942
Density	1,650 /km2 (4,273 /sq mi)
Location	35°24′N 136°51′E / 35.4°N 136.85°E / 35.4; 136.85Coordinates: 35°24′N 136°51′E / 35.4°N 136.85°E / 35.4; 136.85
Symbols
Tree	Pine
Flower	Azalea
Flag
Kakamigahara Government Office
Address	1-69 Nakasakura-machi, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu-ken 504-8555
Phone number	058-383-1111
Official website: City of Kakamigahara

Kakamigahara (各務原市, Kakamigahara-shi^?) is a city located in the Gifu Prefecture of central Japan. It was founded on 1 April 1963 by the merger of Naka, Sohara, Unuma, and Inaba. Kakamigahara covers a total area of 87.77 km² (33.89 sq mi). On 1 August 2009 the city had an estimated population of 144,942 inhabitants, giving a population density of 1,650 persons per km².

Although the city was officially named Kakamigahara, it is also called Kakamihara, Kagamihara, or Kagamigahara by tradition.

Mergers

On 1 November 2004, Kakamigahara merged with the former town of Kawashima.

Geography

Adjacent cities and districts

Gifu Prefecture

• Gifu, Seki, Hashima District (Ginan, Kasamatsu), Kamo District (Sakahogi)

Aichi Prefecture

• Ichinomiya, Inuyama, Konan, Fuso

Educational institutions

Universities and colleges

• Tokai Gakuin University
• Chubu Gakuin University
• Tokai Women's Junior College

High schools

• Gifu Prefectural Kakamihara Senior High School
• Gifu Prefectural Kakamigahara Nishi Senior High School
• Gifu Prefectural Gifu-Kakamino High School

Transportation

Railways

• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Takayama Main Line: Naka Station, Sohara Station, Kagamigahara Station, Unuma Station
• Nagoya Railroad
  • Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line: Shin Kannō Station, Shin Naka Station, Shimin Kōen, etc

Highways

• Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway's Gifu-Kakamigahara IC
• National Route 21

Bridges

• Aigioohashi Bridge, crossing the Kiso River into Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture

Other

Japan Self-Defense Force Gifu Air Base

Gifu Air Field was established as an army airfield in 1917 and is currently used by the JSDF for aircraft and flight testing. From 1945 to 1958 it was occupied by the U.S. military and known as "Camp Gifu".

Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum

A museum featuring a number of indoor and outdoor exhibits including real aircraft and displays covering the history of aircraft development and Gifu prefecture's role in it.

ÆON Kakamigahara Shopping Center

Opened in July 2007, ÆON Kakamigahara Shopping Center houses 186 specialty shops and a JUSCO department store. The center includes a 10-screen multiplex cinema and a parking lot for approximately 4,000 cars.

Sister/friendship cities

Domestic

• Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture (friendship city as of October 2, 1989)

International

• Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea (sister city as of October 31, 2003)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kakamigahara, Gifu

• Kakamigahara official website (Japanese)

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