Kuwana

Kuwana City Hall
Kuwana-shi ; 桑名市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Mie
Coordinates :	35 ° 4 ' N , 136 ° 41' E Coordinates: 35 ° 3 '44 " N , 136 ° 41' 1" E
Basic data
Surface:	136.61 km²
Residents :	139,587 ; (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	1022 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	24205-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
town hall
Address :	Kuwana City Hall ; 2 - 37 Chūō-chō; Kuwana -shi ; Mie 511-8601
Website URL:	http://www.city.kuwana.lg.jp
Location of Kuwanas in Mie Prefecture

Kuwana ( Japanese 桑名市 , - shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Mie .

geography

Kuwana is located southwest of Nagoya and north of Yokkaichi on Ise Bay .

history

Kuwana, color woodcut by Hiroshige in the series The 53 Stations of Tōkaidō (Hoeidō edition) , around 1835

Kuwana is an old castle town where the Hisamatsu last resided with an income of 100,000 Koku . At the same time, Kuwana was a post office ( 宿場町 , Shukuba-machi ) of the Tōkaidō during the Edo period .