Kakamigahara
Kakamigahara (各務原市, Kakamigahara-shi) is a city located in southern Gifu Prefecture in Japan. As of 1 January 2019, the city had an estimated population of 148,225, and a population density of 1700 persons per km2, in 59,736 households. The total area of the city was 87.81 km2 (33.90 sq mi).
Kakamigahara
各務原市 | |
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Unuma-juku | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Kakamigahara in Gifu Prefecture | |
Kakamigahara | |
| Coordinates: 35°23′55.7″N 136°50′54.3″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenji Asano (since May 2013) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.81 km2 (33.90 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2019) | |
| • Total | 148,225 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Pine |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 058-383-1111 |
| Address | 1–69 Nakasakura-machi, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu-ken 504-8555 |
| Website | Official website |
Situated in the northern part of the Nōbi Plain, what is now Kakamigahara originally thrived as a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto, being called "Unuma-juku" at the time. In more recent history, the city developed due to the JASDF Gifu base. In addition, Kakamigahara grew as an industrial city and a commuter suburb of Gifu City and Nagoya.
The city of Kakamigahara has many large parks, the most notable among them being "Kakamigahara Kōen", which was originally made from a vacant lot owned by Gifu University. A city planning policy of making Kakamigahara into a "park city" has been undertaken by the municipality, and in 2005, the city received the Green City Prize from the prime minister.
Although the city was officially named Kakamigahara, it is also called Kakamihara, Kagamihara, or Kagamigahara by tradition.