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Kotohira
is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,105 in 3618 households and a population density of 960 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . The town is best known as the site of Shikoku's largest shrine complex, the Kotohira Shrine (popularly known as ''Konpira-san''). Geography Kotohira is located in southwestern Kagawa Prefecture. The west side of the town area runs along the foot of Mt.Kotohira Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture * Mannō * Mitoyo * Zentsūji Climate Kotohira has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kotohira is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.7 °C. Demographics Per Japanese cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotohira-gū
(also known as , , or Konpira Shrine in English) is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira, Kagawa, Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa, Japan. This shrine is patron of sea ship transport and sailors. It is a Kotohira Shrines, Kotohira Shrine or one dedicated to Ōmononushi. It is the head of a network with 683 shrines in it.Nationwide numbers of Emanation Branches(bunsha) of Famous Shrine , from "Shamei Bunpu (Shrine Names and Distributions)" Located at halfway up Mount Zōzu, the shrine stands at the end of a long path, with 785 steps to reach the main shrine and a total of 1368 steps to the inner shrine. Since the Muromachi period, pilgrimages to the shrine became popular, and even today usually hundre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dosan Line
The is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa, Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa, and Kubokawa Station in Shimanto, Kōchi (town), Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Kōchi. The line links the city of Kōchi, Kōchi, Kōchi with northern Shikoku and the island of Honshū via the Seto-Ōhashi Line. The first section of the line between Tadotsu and Kotohira Station, Kotohira opened in 1889, Kochi was connected to the northern section of the line in 1935, and the western extension of the line was completed in 1951. The name of the line comes from and , the old Provinces of Japan, provincial names of present-day Kōchi Prefecture and Kagawa Prefecture, respectively. History The first section opened, between Tadotsu and Kotohira, was constructed by the Sanuki Railway Co. in 1889. The company was nationalised in 1906. The Kotohira - Awa Ikeda section was opened in 1914 and connected to the Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the south. Takamatsu, Kagawa, Takamatsu is the capital and largest city of Kagawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Marugame, Kagawa, Marugame, Mitoyo, Kagawa, Mitoyo, and Kan'onji, Kagawa, Kan'onji. Kagawa Prefecture is located on the Seto Inland Sea across from Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshu, which is connected by the Great Seto Bridge. Kagawa Prefecture includes Shōdoshima, the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, and the prefecture's southern land border with Tokushima Prefecture is formed by the Sanuki Mountains. History Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province. For a brief period between August 1876 and December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakatado District, Kagawa
is a district located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Due to the district government enforcement in 1899, the district was formed when the Naka and Tado Districts merged. The district contains 3 towns: Kotohira (琴平町), Tadotsu (多度津町), Mannō (まんのう町). Timeline *March 16, 1899 - Naka and Tado Districts merged to form Nakatado District. (3 towns, 27 villages) *April 1, 1899 - The town of Marugame gained city status to become the city of Marugame. (2 towns, 27 villages) *November 3, 1901 - The villages of Zentsūji, Amino, and Yoshida merged to form the town of Zentsūji. (3 towns, 24 villages) *June 1, 1917 - The village of Rokugō merged into the city of Marugame. (3 towns, 23 villages) *May 10, 1942 - The village of Toyohara merged into the town of Tadotsu. (3 towns, 22 villages) *April 1, 1951 - The village of Minami merged into the city of Marugame. (3 towns, 21 villages) *April 1, 1953 - The village of Yoshima merged into the city of Sakaide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannō, Kagawa
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 17,711 in 7477 households and a population density of 960 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Manno is located at the northern foot of the Sanuki Mountains, which includes the highest peak in Kagawa Prefecture, the west peak of Mt. Ryuo (1060 meters), and the second highest peak, Mt. Okawa (1043 meters). Spread over hills in southern Kagawa Prefecture, the town has more than 900 large and small reservoirs, including Manno Lake, the largest irrigation reservoir in Japan. The Doki River flows through the north and south of the town. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture *Ayagawa, Kagawa, Ayagawa *Kotohira, Kagawa, Kotohira *Marugame, Kagawa, Marugame *Mitoyo, Kagawa, Mitoyo *Takamatsu, Kagawa, Takamatsu *Zentsūji, Kagawa, Zentsūji Tokushima Prefecture *Higashimiyoshi, Tokushima, Higashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Mitoyo, Kagawa
270px, Mitoyo City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Mitoyo city center 270px, Shiudeyama is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,876 in 23024 households and a population density of 270 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Mitoyo is located in western Kagawa Prefecture. It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the north and borders Tokushima Prefecture across the Sanuki Mountains to the south. In the north, the Shonai Peninsula with Mt. Shiude and Mt. Myoken stretches out to the northwest. Some coastal parts of the city are within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park. The city includes Awashima Island and Shishijima in the Seto Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture * Kan'onji * Kotohira * Mannō * Tadotsu * Zentsuji Tokushima Prefecture * Higashimiyoshi * Miyoshi Climate Mitoyo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot, hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zentsūji, Kagawa
is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,780 in 13096 households and a population density of 770 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Zentsūji is located in northwestern Kagawa Prefecture. It is the only city in Kagawa Prefecture that does not face the sea Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture * Kotohira * Mannō * Marugame * Mitoyo * Tadotsu Climate Zentsūji has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Zentsūji is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1439 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.7 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Zentsūji has declined slightly in recent decades. History The area of Zentsūji was part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanuki Province
was a province of Japan in the area of northeastern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Sanuki''" in . Sanuki bordered on Awa to the south, and Iyo to the west. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Sanuki was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Sanuki was ranked as one of the "upper countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "middle countries" (中国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Sakaide, but its exact location was only identified in 2012. The '' ichinomiya'' of the province is the Tamura jinja located on the city of Takamatsu. retrieved 2011-08-09 ...
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Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, Isolationism, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of Japanese art, arts and Culture of Japan, culture. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu prevailed at the Battle of Sekigahara and established hegemony over most of Japan, and in 1603 was given the title ''shogun'' by Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu resigned two years later in favor of his son Tokugawa Hidetada, Hidetada, but maintained power, and defeated the primary rival to his authority, Toyotomi Hideyori, at the Siege of Osaka in 1615 before his death the next year. Peace generally prevailed from this point on, making samurai largely redundant. Tokugawa sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikoku Railway Company
The , commonly known as , is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has its headquarters in Takamatsu, Kagawa. ." Shikoku Railway Company. Retrieved on March 27, 2010. Lines 
In 1988 JR Shikoku, unlike other JR companies, discontinued the classification of its rail lines as either main, secondary, or branch lines. Prior to the change, the Dosan, Kōtoku, Tokushima, and Yosan Lines had all been main lines.
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