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Adogawa, Shiga
was a town located in Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,245 and a density of 293.89 persons per km2. The total area was 48.47 km2. On January 1, 2005, Adogawa, along with the towns of Takashima, Imazu, Makino and Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki (all from Takashima District), was merged to create the city of Takashima. Adogawa is one of the more densely populated areas in Takashima City. There are many stores around the JR Adogawa Station. Adogawa is well known for its fan ribs (the wooden part that comprises the skeleton of traditional Japanese hand fan A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back and forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a Circular sector, sector of a circle and made of a thi ...s), and roughly 80% of fan ribs made in Japan come from Adogawa. In Adogawa, there is one pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40 /nowiki>] {{Asia topic, List of towns in Towns in Japan, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashima District, Shiga
was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 55,348 and a density of 108.24 persons per km2. The total area was 511.36 km2. On January 1, 2005, the former town of Takashima absorbed the towns of Adogawa, Imazu, Makino and Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki to create the city of Takashima. Therefore, Takashima District was converted into a city. Former towns and village * Adogawa (town) * Imazu (town) * Kutsuki (village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...) * Makino (town) * Shin'asahi (town) * Takashima (town) References Former districts of Shiga Prefecture {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiga Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west. Ōtsu is the capital and largest city of Shiga Prefecture, with other major cities including Kusatsu, Nagahama, and Higashiōmi. Shiga Prefecture encircles Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, and 37% of the total land area is designated as Natural Parks, the highest of any prefecture. Shiga Prefecture's southern half is located adjacent to the former capital city of Kyoto and forms part of Greater Kyoto, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Japan. Shiga Prefecture is home to Ōmi beef, the Eight Views of Ōmi, and Hikone Castle, one of four national treasure castles in Japan. History Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashima, Shiga (town)
was a town located in Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In the Edo period, Ōmizo Domain was based here. Population On December 1, 2004, the town had an estimated population of 7,086 and a density of 112.12 persons per km2. The total area was 63.20 km2. History On January 1, 2005, Takashima absorbed the towns of Adogawa, Imazu, Makino , commonly known as Makino, is a machine tool builder with global sales and service, headquartered in Japan. History Makino was established in 1937 by Tsunezo Makino in Japan, developing Japan's first numerically controlled (NC) milling machi ... and Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki (all from Takashima District) to create the city of Takashima. References Dissolved municipalities of Shiga Prefecture {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imazu, Shiga
was a List of towns of Japan, town located in Takashima District, Shiga, Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was the center of the district. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,018 and a population density, density of 114.21 persons per km2. The total area is 122.74 km2. On January 1, 2005, Imazu, along with the towns of Takashima, Shiga (town), Takashima, Adogawa, Shiga, Adogawa, Makino, Shiga, Makino and Shin'asahi, Shiga, Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki, Shiga, Kutsuki (all from Takashima District, Shiga, Takashima District), was merged to create the city of Takashima, Shiga, Takashima. Climate References Dissolved municipalities of Shiga Prefecture Takashima, Shiga {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makino, Shiga
was a List of towns of Japan, town located in Takashima District, Shiga, Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,230 and a population density, density of 79.53 per km2. The total area was 78.34 km2. On January 1, 2005, Makino, along with the towns of Takashima, Shiga (town), Takashima, Adogawa, Shiga, Adogawa, Imazu, Shiga, Imazu and Shin'asahi, Shiga, Shin'asahi, and the village of Kutsuki, Shiga, Kutsuki (all from Takashima District, Shiga, Takashima District), was merged to create the city of Takashima, Shiga, Takashima. References Dissolved municipalities of Shiga Prefecture Takashima, Shiga {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin'asahi, Shiga
was a List of towns of Japan, town located in Takashima District, Shiga, Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,188 and a population density, density of 340.68 persons per km2. The total area was 32.84 km2. History On January 1, 2005, Shin'asahi, along with the towns of Takashima, Shiga (town), Takashima, Adogawa, Shiga, Adogawa, Imazu, Shiga, Imazu and Makino, Shiga, Makino, and the village of Kutsuki, Shiga, Kutsuki (all from Takashima District, Shiga, Takashima District), was merged to create the city of Takashima, Shiga, Takashima. Etymology "Shin'asahi" means "new sunrise" which derives from its western position on Lake Biwa. Access Shin'asahi has a stop on the JR Kosei Line Shin-Asahi Station. Attractions Shin'asahi is famous for it natural clear water that are taken from natural sources close to the town. There is at least one sake brewery in town which takes advantage of the availa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutsuki, Shiga
was a village located in Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,546 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 15.36 persons per km2. The total area was 165.77 km2. On January 1, 2005, Kutsuki, along with the towns of Takashima, Adogawa, Imazu, Makino and Shin'asahi (all from Takashima District), was merged to create the city of Takashima. References Dissolved municipalities of Shiga Prefecture Takashima, Shiga {{Shiga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashima, Shiga
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,976 in 20601 households and a population density of 68 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Takashima is located on the western shore of Lake Biwa in the northwestern portion of Shiga Prefecture. The Adogawa and Ishida rivers form alluvial fans in the eastern part of the city on the shores of Lake Biwa, whereas the inland areas rise to the Nosaka and Hira Mountains. The former Makino town region of the city has the Kaizu Osaki, which has been selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots, and the area is also well known for its Erythronium japonicum, Asian fawn lily colonies. The inland areas of the city are noted for Snow country (Japan), very heavy snow accumulation in winter. Neighboring municipalities * Fukui Prefecture **Mihama, Fukui, Mihama **Obama, Fukui, Obama **Ōi, Fukui, Ōi **Tsuruga, Fukui, Tsuruga **Wakasa, Fukui, Wakasa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
