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Kaga, Ishikawa

2025-10-26T16:01:15Z

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{{about|the city in Ishikawa prefecture|the former province of Japan|Kaga Province}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
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{{nihongo|'''Kaga'''|加賀市|Kaga-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in southwestern [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2018|03|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 67,793 in 29054 households, and a [[population density]] of 290 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://www.city.kaga.ishikawa.jp Official statistics page]</ref> The total area of the city was {{convert|305.87|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Kaga is located in the extreme southwestern corner of Ishikawa Prefecture in the [[Hokuriku region]] of [[Japan]] and is bordered by the [[Sea of Japan]] to the west and [[Fukui Prefecture]] to the south. Parts of the coastal areas of the city are within the borders of the [[Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park]].

=== Neighbouring municipalities ===
*Fukui Prefecture
**[[Awara, Fukui|Awara]]
**[[Katsuyama, Fukui|Katsuyama]]
**[[Sakai, Fukui|Sakai]]
*Ishikawa Prefecture
**[[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Komatsu]]

===Climate===
Kaga has a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid continental climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kaga is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2499 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/764625/ Kaga climate data]</ref>
{{Weather box
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Kaga (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|Jan high C = 5.5
|Feb high C = 6.4
|Mar high C = 10.9
|Apr high C = 17.4
|May high C = 22.5
|Jun high C = 25.5
|Jul high C = 29.2
|Aug high C = 30.8
|Sep high C = 26.4
|Oct high C = 20.9
|Nov high C = 15.0
|Dec high C = 8.7
|Jan mean C = 1.9
|Feb mean C = 2.2
|Mar mean C = 5.5
|Apr mean C = 11.3
|May mean C = 16.4
|Jun mean C = 20.2
|Jul mean C = 24.3
|Aug mean C = 25.4
|Sep mean C = 21.2
|Oct mean C = 15.4
|Nov mean C = 9.8
|Dec mean C = 4.6
|Jan low C = -0.7
|Feb low C = -1.1
|Mar low C = 1.0
|Apr low C = 5.8
|May low C = 10.9
|Jun low C = 15.9
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 21.4
|Sep low C = 17.4
|Oct low C = 11.4
|Nov low C = 5.8
|Dec low C = 1.4
|Jan record high C = 18.2
|Feb record high C = 19.7
|Mar record high C = 26.3
|Apr record high C = 29.8
|May record high C = 33.9
|Jun record high C = 34.1
|Jul record high C = 37.4
|Aug record high C = 37.6
|Sep record high C = 35.6
|Oct record high C = 30.4
|Nov record high C = 25.6
|Dec record high C = 23.1
|year record high C= 37.4
|Jan record low C = -8.0
|Feb record low C = -7.7
|Mar record low C = -4.8
|Apr record low C = -2.3
|May record low C = 1.9
|Jun record low C = 7.4
|Jul record low C = 13.3
|Aug record low C = 13.6
|Sep record low C = 7.9
|Oct record low C = 2.0
|Nov record low C = -1.0
|Dec record low C = -5.7
|year record low C= -8.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 375.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 223.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 221.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 177.9
|May precipitation mm = 179.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 202.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 296.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 214.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 275.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 222.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 286.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 411.3
|year precipitation mm= 3085.5
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 24.5
|Feb rain days = 19.7
|Mar rain days = 17.3
|Apr rain days = 12.9
|May rain days = 11.8
|Jun rain days = 11.9
|Jul rain days = 13.7
|Aug rain days = 10.6
|Sep rain days = 12.9
|Oct rain days = 13.8
|Nov rain days = 17.6
|Dec rain days = 23.8
|Jan snow cm = 192
|Feb snow cm = 159
|Mar snow cm = 48
|Apr snow cm = 1
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 0
|Dec snow cm = 68
|year snow cm= 467
|unit snow days = 3 cm
|Jan snow days = 17.1
|Feb snow days = 15.7
|Mar snow days = 5.3
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 6.8
|Jan sun = 52.4
|Feb sun = 74.7
|Mar sun = 125.9
|Apr sun = 177.5
|May sun = 199.7
|Jun sun = 139.8
|Jul sun = 152.2
|Aug sun = 196.8
|Sep sun = 133.6
|Oct sun = 134.1
|Nov sun = 101.7
|Dec sun = 58.8
|year sun= 1547.1
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=56&block_no=0571&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=56&block_no=0571&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 18, 2022}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-ishikawa.php Kaga population statistics]</ref> the population of Kaga peaked around 1990 and has declined since.
{{Historical populations
| 1970 | 69,664
| 1980 | 77,335
| 1990 | 80,714
| 2000 | 79,653
| 2010 | 71,887
| 2020 | 63,220
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

== History ==
The area around Kaga was part of ancient [[Kaga Province]]. The area became part [[Daishōji Domain]] under the [[Edo period]] [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Following the [[Meiji restoration]], the area was organised into [[Enuma District, Ishikawa]]. The town of Daishōji was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On January 1, 1958, Daishōji merged with the towns of Yamashiro, Katayamazu, Iburihashi, Hashitate and the villages of Miki, Mitani, Nangō and Shioya (all from Enuma District) to form the city of Kaga. the city expanded on October 1, 2005 through a merger with the town of [[Yamanaka, Ishikawa|Yamanaka]] (from [[Enuma District, Ishikawa|Enuma District]]).

==Government==
Kaga has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city legislature of 18 members.

== Economy ==
Kaga was traditionally known for its production of [[Kutani ware]] ceramics and a type of silk fabric known as {{Transliteration|ja|Kaga habutae}}.<ref name=Japan>{{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Allen |last2=Nobel |first2=David S |title=Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia |publisher=Kodansha |date=1993 |page=708 |isbn=406205938X}}</ref> It is also an important [[tourist city]] with a number of [[temple]]s and [[hot-spring]]s.

==Education==
Kaga has 21 public elementary schools and seven middle schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
The [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] took over as the primary railway service in Kaga effective 16 March 2024.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=14 March 2024 |title=Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-open-saturday/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314095236/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-open-saturday/ |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=16 March 2024 |title=JR北陸本線の県内区間は16日から第３セクターに |trans-title=JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa Prefecture will move to third-sector operations from the 16th of March. |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kanazawa/20240316/3020019532.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316044053/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kanazawa/20240316/3020019532.html |archive-date=16 March 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=NHK NEWS WEB |language=ja}}</ref>

Hokuriku Shinkansen

* [[Kagaonsen Station|Kagaonsen]]

[[IR Ishikawa Railway]]
*[[Daishōji Station|Daishōji]] – Kagaonsen – [[Iburihashi Station|Iburihashi]]

===Highway===
* [[Hokuriku Expressway]]
:{{jct|country=JPN|Route|8}}
:{{jct|country=JPN|Route|305}}
:{{jct|country=JPN|Route|364}}
:{{jct|country=JPN|Route|365}}

== Local attractions ==
* [[Yamanaka Onsen]]
* [[Yamashiro Onsen]]

== Sister cities ==
*{{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Birštonas|Birštonas, Lithuania]], friendship city<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jp.mfa.lt/jp/en/news/birstonas-and-kaga-a-partnership-of-cities |title=Announcement on Embassy of Lithuania Japanese website |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203200101/https://jp.mfa.lt/jp/en/news/birstonas-and-kaga-a-partnership-of-cities |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton, Canada]], since 1968<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kidsforkaga.weebly.com/history.html |title=Official Site of Kids for Kaga – History |author= |website=Kids for Kaga |access-date=September 11, 2021}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ROC}} [[Tainan, Taiwan]], friendship city
*{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Zahlé|Zahlé, Lebanon]], agreement city

==Notable people==
* [[Rokusaburo Michiba]], [[Japanese cuisine]] [[chef]], known as the first Japanese Iron Chef of television series [[Iron Chef]]
* [[Yamada Sōbi]], metallurgic artist
* [[Shoji Tabuchi]] (1944–2023), fiddler and entertainer in [[Branson, Missouri]]
* [[Masanobu Tsuji]], war criminal, army officer and politician.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline}}
{{Wikivoyage|Kaga}}
* {{Official website|http://www.city.kaga.ishikawa.jp|Kaga City official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.katayamazu-spa.or.jp/ katayamazu onsen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813071621/http://www.katayamazu-spa.or.jp/ |date=August 13, 2021 }}
{{Ishikawa}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Kaga, Ishikawa| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Ishikawa Prefecture]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]

Tsurugashima, Saitama

2025-10-26T15:39:07Z

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{{Nihongo|'''Tsurugashima'''|鶴ヶ島市|Tsurugashima-shi}} is a [[List of cities in Japan|city]] in [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. On January 1, 2021, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 69,937 in 31,890 households and a [[population density]] of {{convert|4,000|/km²}}.<ref name="Tsurugashima-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.tsurugashima.lg.jp/page/page001788.html |title= Tsurugashima city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|17.65|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Tsurugashima is located in the geographic center of Saitama Prefecture. [[Tsurugashima Station]] is approximately 40 minutes from [[Ikebukuro Station]] in Tokyo on the [[Tōbu Tōjō Line]] by direct express train. Tsurugashima is located at the tip of the Iruma Plateau, and the elevation is about 30 to 50 meters above sea level, gently descending from the southwest to the northeast.

===Surrounding municipalities===
* [[Saitama Prefecture]]
** [[Hidaka, Saitama|Hidaka]]
** [[Kawagoe, Saitama|Kawagoe]]
** [[Sakado, Saitama|Sakado]]

===Climate===
Tsurugashima has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tsurugashima is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1448 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/tsurugashima-5643/ Tsurugashima climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php Tsurugashima population statistics]</ref> the population of Tsurugashima has recently plateaued after several decades of strong growth.

{{Historical populations
| 1950 | 6,826
| 1960 | 7,008
| 1970 | 14,643
| 1980 | 35,842
| 1990 | 63,064
| 2000 | 67,638
| 2010 | 69,990
| 2020 | 70,117
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

==History==
The area around Tsurugashima has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and a number of large [[kofun|burial mounds]] from the [[Kofun period]] are preserved within the city limits. During the [[Edo period]], the area was largely under the control of [[Kawagoe Domain]]. The village of Tsurugashima was created within Koma District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Koma District was abolished in 1896, becoming part of [[Iruma District, Saitama|Iruma District]].Tsurugashima was elevated to town status on April 1, 1966. The city of Tsurugashima was founded when the former town of Tsurugashima was elevated to [[Cities of Japan|city status]] on September 1, 1991.

==Government==
Tsurugashima has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 18 members. Tsurugashima contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of [[Saitama 10th district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Formerly an agricultural community, Tsurugashima has increasingly become a [[bedroom community]], with over a third of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis or the city of Kawagoe.

==Education==
Tsurugashima has eight public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education.<ref name="Tsurugashima-hp2">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.tsurugashima.lg.jp/page/dir000105.html |title= Tsurugashima city home page|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg|36px]] [[Tōbu Railway]] - [[Tōbu Tōjō Line]]
*{{STN|Tsurugashima|x}}
[[File:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg|36px]] [[Tōbu Railway]] - [[Tōbu Ogose Line]]
*{{STN|Ippommatsu|x|Saitama}}

===Highway===
* {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|C4}} – Ken-Ō Tsurugashima Interchange, Tsurugashima Junction
* {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E17}} – Tsurugashima Interchange, Tsurugashima Junction
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|407}}

===Bus===
[[File:Tsuru Wagon Wakaba Station 20111021.jpg|thumb|Tsuru Wagon community minibus in front of Wakaba Station, October 2011]]
* Tsuru Bus community bus service
* Tsuru Wagon community minibus service

==Local attractions==
[[File:Wakaba Walk 20111021.jpg|thumb|Wakaba Walk shopping centre in front of Wakaba Station, October 2011]]
*Wakaba Walk Shopping Centre
* Zennōji Temple

==Notable people from Tsurugashima==
* [[Aria Jasuru Hasegawa]], footballer<ref name="kenmin">{{cite web |url= http://www.ken-min.com/index.php?md=region&tid=11000&sid=11241|script-title=ja:鶴ケ島市|trans-title= Tsurugashima City|date= 2011|publisher= ken-min.com |location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 21 October 2011}}</ref>
* [[Jin Katagiri]], comedian and member of the [[Rahmens]] duo<ref name="kenmin"/>
* [[Ryuji Kawai]], footballer<ref name="kenmin"/>
* [[Atsuko Sakurai]], actress<ref name="kenmin"/>
* [[Haruka Shimazaki]], actress and former [[AKB48]] member<ref name="kenmin"/>
* [[Hideaki Takeda]], footballer<ref name="kenmin"/>
* [[Jun Uruno]], footballer<ref name="kenmin"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.city.tsurugashima.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Saitama}}
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[[Category:Cities in Saitama Prefecture]]
[[Category:Tsurugashima, Saitama]]