Kakegawa 掛川市 | |
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 Kakegawa Castle | |
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 Location of Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture | |
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  Kakegawa | |
| Coordinates:34°46′7.3″N137°59′54.3″E / 34.768694°N 137.998417°E /34.768694; 137.998417 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
| Government | |
| • – Mayor | Saburo Matsui (since April 2009) |
| Area | |
• Total | 265.69 km2 (102.58 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2019) | |
• Total | 117,925 |
| • Density | 443.84/km2 (1,149.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Sweet osmanthus |
| • Flower | Chinese bellflower |
| • Bird | Japanese bush-warbler |
| Phone number | 0537-21-1111 |
| Address | 1-1-1, Nagaya, Kakegawa-shi, Shizuoka-ken 436-8650 |
| Website | Official website |
Kakegawa (掛川市,Kakegawa-shi) is acity in westernShizuoka Prefecture,Japan. As of 10 October 2019[update], the city had an estimated population of 117,925 in 45,519 households.[1] The total area of the city is 265.69 square kilometres (102.58 sq mi).
Kakegawa is in the coastal plains of southwest Shizuoka Prefecture. It is bordered to the south by thePacific Ocean, and extends for approximately 30 kilometers north-south by 16 kilometers east-west.
Like most of Japan, Kakegawa's population is almost exclusively Japanese. However, Kakegawa has a noticeableNikkei (particularly, South American) population and it is more common to find signs written in Portuguese than in English.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Kakegawa has been increasing over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | — | |
| 1950 | 38,938 | — |
| 1960 | 88,989 | +128.5% |
| 1970 | 86,113 | −3.2% |
| 1980 | 94,398 | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 105,030 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 114,328 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 116,373 | +1.8% |
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Kakegawa is 16.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2100 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C.[3]
The Kakegawa area has been regional commercial center withinTōtōmi Province since at least theKamakura period, but developed as acastle town under theImagawa clan, whose headquarters was in neighboringSuruga Province.Kakegawa Castle was built byAsahina Yasuhiro, a retainer ofImagawa Yoshitada, in theBunmei era (1469–1487). The castle later fell into the hands of theTokugawa clan, but was then given toToyotomi clan retainerYamauchi Kazutoyo in 1580. After the establishment of theTokugawa shogunate,Kakegawa Domain was created, and ruled by numerousfudaidaimyō. The area prospered during theEdo period, as theTōkaidō highway connectingEdo withKyoto passed through Kakegawa, whosepost stations includedNissaka-shuku andKakegawa-juku. NeighboringYokosuka Domain, a smallerfudai holding, was also located within what are now the city limits of Kakegawa.
After theMeiji Restoration, Kakegawa was made part of the short-lived Hamamatsu Prefecture in 1871, which merged with Shizuoka Prefecture in 1876. Kakegawa Town was created in the cadastral reform of April, 1891, four years after the opening ofKakegawa Station on what later became theTōkaidō Main Line railway. The town expanded steadily over the years, annexing neighboring villages and towns inOgasa District, and was elevated in status of that of a city in 1954.
On April 1, 2005, the towns ofDaitō andŌsuka (both fromOgasa District) were merged into Kakegawa.
Kakegawa has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 30 members.
Kakegawa has a mixed economy. It serves as a regional commercial center for west-central Shizuoka Prefecture. In the agricultural sector, production and processing ofgreen tea predominates. The city is surrounded bygreen tea fields and is known for its high quality tea. Other crops include cantaloupe, tomatoes, strawberries and roses. In terms of industrial production, Kakegawa has several light industry industrial complexes. Major products include telecommunications equipment and electronics, cosmetics, automotive components and musical instruments.
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Central Japan Railway Company -Tōkaidō Main LineCentral Japan Railway Company -Tōkaidō ShinkansenKakegawa istwinned with:[5][6]
Corning, United States, since 1987Eugene, United States, since 1979
Hoengseong County, South Korea, since 2001
Ōshū, Japan, since 1985
Pesaro, Italy, since 2019
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