Tajimi 多治見市 | |
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 Eihō-ji（Kannon Hall） | |
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 Location of Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture | |
  Tajimi | |
| Coordinates:35°19′58″N137°07′53.6″E / 35.33278°N 137.131556°E /35.33278; 137.131556 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takagi Takayuki (since April 2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.25 km2 (35.23 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 110,070 |
| • Density | 1,206/km2 (3,124/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0572-22-1111 |
| Address | 2-15 Hinode-machi, Tajimi-shi, Gifu-ken 507-8703 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azalea,Platycodon grandiflorus |
| Tree | Ginkgo biloba,Magnolia stellata |
Tajimi (多治見市,Tajimi-shi) is acity located inGifu,Japan. As of 1 March 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 110,070 in 46,580 households,[1] and apopulation density of 1200 people per km2. The total area of the city was 117.01 square kilometres (45.18 sq mi). The city is famous for its production ofMino ware ceramics, especially in theOribe andSeto styles. Tajimi is a member of theWorld Health Organization’sAlliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC).[2]
Tajimi is located on the southern border of Gifu Prefecture with Aichi Prefecture. TheKiso River and theShōnai River flow through the city.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively cold winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Tajimi is 15.2 °C (59.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,644.3 mm (64.74 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 34.1 °C (93.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.9 °C (28.6 °F).[3] Tajimi set the record for Japan's highest recorded daytime temperature of 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) on August 16, 2007.[4][5]
| Climate data for Tajimi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 39.4 (102.9) | 40.7 (105.3) | 40.9 (105.6) | 38.5 (101.3) | 33.1 (91.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 21.7 (71.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | −1.5 (29.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 0.4 (32.7) | 9.8 (49.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) | −9.3 (15.3) | −6.7 (19.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | −7.5 (18.5) | −9.3 (15.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 57.1 (2.25) | 69.7 (2.74) | 121.2 (4.77) | 132.5 (5.22) | 157.5 (6.20) | 187.5 (7.38) | 239.7 (9.44) | 149.6 (5.89) | 233.7 (9.20) | 155.1 (6.11) | 83.9 (3.30) | 60.6 (2.39) | 1,644.3 (64.74) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 116.9 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 164.8 | 167.3 | 198.1 | 202.5 | 206.0 | 147.4 | 170.8 | 209.4 | 163.9 | 166.5 | 158.2 | 158.2 | 2,113.9 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[5][3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Tajimi peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 76,846 | — |
| 1980 | 87,812 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 106,213 | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 115,740 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 112,595 | −2.7% |
| 2020 | 106,732 | −5.2% |
The area around Tajimi was part of traditionalMino Province. During theEdo period, much of the area wastenryō territory under the direct control ofTokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms,Toki District in Gifu Prefecture was created, and the town of Tajimi was established on July 1, 1889 by the creation of the modern municipalities system. Tajimi annexed the town of Toyota from neighbouring Kani District in 1934, and was raised to city status on August 1, 1940.
Tajimi subsequently annexed the villages of Koizimi and Ikeda from Kani District in 1944, and the villages of Ichinokura and Kasahara from Toki District in 1951. On January 23, 2006 the town ofKasahara (fromToki District) was merged into Tajimi.[7]
Tajimi has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 24 members.
Tajimi is traditionally known for ceramics, mostly ceramic tiles and tableware, although due to increasing competitive pressures, especially from imported sources, only a few producers remain within the city limits, and economic activity in ceramics is increasingly orientated towards trade and wholesaling.
Tajimi has 13 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government and one private combined middle/high school. The city has three public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education. TheNagoya Institute of Technology has a campus in Tajimi.
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