Kakamigahara

Kakamigahara-shi 各 務 原 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Gifu
Coordinates :	35 ° 24 '  N , 136 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 23 '56 "  N , 136 ° 50' 54"  E
Basic data
Surface:	87.77 km²
Residents :	144,335 (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	1644 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	21213-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	jaw
Flower :	azalea
town hall
Address :	Kakamigahara City Hall 1 - 69 Nakasakura-machi Kakamigahara -shi Gifu  504-8555
Website URL:	http://www.city.kakamigahara.lg.jp
Location of Kakamigaharas in Gifu Prefecture

Kakamigahara ( Japanese 各 務 原 市 , -shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Gifu .

history

The city was founded on April 1, 1963 through the merger of the four communities Naka, Inaha, Unuma and Sohara to form the new city of Kakamigahara.

geography

Kakamigahara is east of Gifu and north of Nagoya .

The Kiso River flows through the city from southeast to southwest.

traffic

• Street:
  • Tōkai-Hokuriku Highway : to Ichinomiya and Oyabe
  • National road 21: to Mizunami and Maibara
• Train:
  • JR Takayama Main Line : to Gifu and Toyama

Facilities

Gifu Air Base, a military airfield of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces , which opened in 1917, is located in Kakamigahara . It was used by the Americans from 1945 to 1958. To the north of the airfield is an aircraft factory owned by Kawasaki Heavy Industries , to the south of which is the Kakamigahara Aviation Museum.

sons and daughters of the town

• Mutō Kabun (1926–2009), politician

Town twinning

• Tsuruga , Japan, since 1989
• Chuncheon , South Korea, since 2003

Neighboring cities and communities

• Gifu Prefecture
  • Gifu
  • Seki
  • Ginan
  • Kasamatsu
  • Sakahogi
• Aichi prefecture
  • Inuyama
  • Konan
  • Ichinomiya
  • Fuso

Web links

Commons : Kakamigahara  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Kakamigahara City Hall