Kakogawa, Hyōgo
Kakogawa (加古川市, Kakogawa-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 15, 1950. It is located near the point where the Kako River flows into the Seto Inland Sea.
Kakogawa
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 Kakogawa City Montage | |||||||||||
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Location of Kakogawa in Hyōgo | |||||||||||
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  Kakogawa Location in Japan | |||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°45′N 134°50′E | |||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||||
| Prefecture | Hyōgo | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Mayor | Yasuhiro Okada | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Total | 138.51 km2 (53.48 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population (September 1, 2016) | |||||||||||
| • Total | 266,433 | ||||||||||
| • Density | 1,923.98/km2 (4,983.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||
| City hall address | 2000 Kakogawachō Kitazaike, Kakogawa-shi Hyōgo-ken 675-8501 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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As of September 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 266,433 and a population density of 1,923.98 persons per km². The total area is 138.51 km².
The city offers easy access to Himeji (about 10 minutes), Kobe (about 30 minutes) and Osaka (about 50 minutes) by JR Line.
The city currently has a sister city relationship with Maringá, in Brazil, and Auckland, in New Zealand.
Economy
Culture
Architecture
- Kakurin-ji - Taishidō was completed in 1112, and Main Hall was completed in 1397. Both are National Treasures of Japan.
Special Dishes
Katsumeshi is a specialty of Kakogawa. The dish is essentially a beef cutlet served on top of plate of rice with demi-glace sauce.
Transportation
Railway
Notable people
- Tomonori Jinnai, Japanese comedian, tarento, and presenter
- Kōhei Funae, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan
- Juri Hara, Japanese professional baseball player (pitcher, Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
- Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Japanese former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, best-selling author and television personality
- Noizi Ito, Japanese light novel and video game artist (Shakugan no Shana)
- Hiromitsu Kanki, Japanese former professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan
- Toshiaki Kubo, Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan
- Toshiaki Nishioka, Japanese former professional boxer
- Megumi Ōji, Japanese actress
- Sachi Tainaka, Japanese singer and J-pop idol
- Kozo Takase, Japanese announcer and news anchor
- Masaya Takatsuka, Japanese voice actor
- Juri Ueno, Japanese actress
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kakogawa, Hyogo. |
- Kakogawa City official website (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Kakogawa, Hyōgo at OpenStreetMap
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