Kasugai, Aichi

Kasugai 春日井市
Special city
Utsutsu Jinja
Flag Seal
Location of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, highlighted in pink
Kasugai
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Government
• - Mayor	Futoshi Itoh (since May 2006)
Area
• Total	92.78 km2 (35.82 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	308,820
• Density	3,330/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Sakura
Phone number	81-(0)568-81-5111
Address	Toriimatsu 5-44, Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture 486-8686
Website	Official website

City hall

Kasugai (春日井市, Kasugai-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 308,820 and a population density of 3,330 persons per km². The total area was 92.71 square kilometres (35.80 sq mi). Former Nagoya Airport, is located between Kasugai and neighboring Komaki.

Geography

Kasugai is located in west-central Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis.

Surrounding municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Komaki
  • Inuyama
  • Seto
  • Kōnan
  • Toyoyama
• Gifu Prefecture
  • Tajimi

History

During the Meiji period, the area was organized into villages under Higashikasugai District, with the town of Kachigawa established on July 25, 1900. On June 1, 1943, Kachigawa was merged with neighboring villages of Toriimatsu and Shinogi to form the city of Kasugai. In 1958, Kasugai annexed the neighboring towns of Sakashita and Kozoji. Kasugai gained Special city status on April 1, 2001.

Transportation

Airports

• Nagoya Airfield

Railways

• Central Japan Railway Company – Chūō Main Line
• Jōkōji - Kōzōji - Jinryō - Kasugai - Kachigawa
• Meitetsu – Komaki Line
  • Ajiyoshi - Kasugai - Ushiyama - Manai
• Tōkai Transport Service Company- Jōhoku Line
  • Kachigawa - Ajiyoshi

Highways

• Tōmei Expressway
• Chūō Expressway
• Nagoya Dai-Ni Kanjo Expressway
• Japan National Route 19
• Japan National Route 155
• Japan National Route 302

Education

Colleges and universities:

• Chubu University

Primary and secondary education:

• Kasugai has 41 public and one private elementary schools, 15 public and one private middle schools, and seven publilc and one private high school.

International schools:

• Toshun Korean Primary School (東春朝鮮初級学校) - North Korean school

Sister cities

• Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada from February 1981

Local attractions

• Jōjō Castle ruins

Noted people from Kasugai

• Ichiro Suzuki - professional baseball player
• Eiji Okuda – actor and director
• Takehiro Donoue – professional baseball player
• Naomichi Donoue – professional baseball player
• Sho Ito – professional soccer player
• Asahiyutaka Katsuteru – sumo wrestler
• Kousei Amano –actor
• Gaku Hasegawa – politician
• Company Matsuo – pornographic movie actor/director

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese) (with some portions in English)